Open AccessDistant metastasis in choroidal melanoma with spontaneous corneal perforation and intratumoral calcification: A case report
Author(s) -
Tso-Wen Wang,
Hung-Wei Liu,
Youn-Shen Bee
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i23.4044
Subject(s) - medicine , metastasis , malignancy , melanoma , enucleation , perforation , calcification , surgery , biopsy , radiology , pathology , cancer , materials science , cancer research , punching , metallurgy
Uveal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults, but its incidence is low in Asian populations. Spontaneous corneal perforation and intratumoral calcification are rare presentations of choroidal melanoma (CM) , and reports regarding these presentations have been limited. Even after complete surgical treatment, the prognosis of CM patients is usually poor if distant metastasis is present. We here present a case of CM with unique presentations and early distant metastasis to the liver.