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Primary malignant melanoma of the lacrimal sac
Author(s) -
Eide Nils,
Refsum Sigvald B.,
Bakke Søren
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1993.tb05003.x
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , surgery , lacrimal sac , primary cancer , cancer , cancer research
A case report of a primary malignant melanoma of the lacrimal sac is presented. After excision a local recurrence appeared one year later. Wide, but incomplete excision and postoperative irradiation resulted in local tumour control for 4 years. The patient succumbed to a uremic death caused by a rectal cancer removed 3 years before the occurrence of the malignant melanoma.