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Symptomatic Liver Metastasis Prompting Diagnosis of Uveal Melanoma
Author(s) -
Caroline Awh,
Matthew W. Wilson
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ocular oncology and pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.444
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2296-4681
pISSN - 2296-4657
DOI - 10.1159/000503035
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , presentation (obstetrics) , metastasis , abdominal pain , radiology , lesion , general surgery , dermatology , surgery , cancer , cancer research
We report the case of a 66-year-old male with symptomatic liver metastasis as the presenting manifestation of primary uveal melanoma. Upon initial presentation to an emergency department with 2 months of abdominal pain, back pain, and unintended weight loss, a computed tomography scan demonstrated diffuse liver and bone lesions, prompting referral to a medical oncologist. He was eventually examined by an ophthalmologist, who found a lesion suspicious for uveal melanoma. This was ultimately confirmed to be the primary site of his malignant metastatic melanoma, which caused his death within 2 months of presentation.

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