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Year : 2014 | Volume
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Recurrence and massive extraocular extension of choroidal malignant melanoma after vitrectomy and endoresection
Mehdi Modarres1, Asgari Rezanejad2, Khalil Ghasemi Falavarjani2
1 Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2 Ophthalmologist, Eye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Khalil Ghasemi Falavarjani Eye Research Center, Rassoul Akram hospital, Sattarkhan-Niayesh Street, Tehran - 14455-364 Iran
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.136247
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Vitrectomy and endoresection is an alternative to enucleation for the treatment of large malignant choroidal melanoma. We report a rare case of extensive recurrence of choroidal malignant melanoma with extraocular extension 11 years after surgical endoresection without adjuvant treatment. |
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