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METASTATIC MELANOMA OF THE ORBIT. A CASE REPORT

Kalpesh Patel, Jamshed B Bomanji, Joseph Meirion Thomas

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We report a metastatic cutaneous melanoma of the medial rectus muscle of the right orbit which presented with diplopia, exophthalmos and retrobulbar pain. Radioimmunoscintigraphy using melanoma-specific monoclonal antibody was used to confirm the diagnosis and to show the presence of disseminated disease in other areas. Effective palliation was achieved with external beam irradiation.

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We report a metastatic cutaneous melanoma of the medial rectus muscle of the right orbit which presented with diplopia, exophthalmos and retrobulbar pain. Radioimmunoscintigraphy using melanoma-specific monoclonal antibody was used to confirm the diagnosis and to show the presence of disseminated disease in other areas. Effective palliation was achieved with external beam irradiation.

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We report a metastatic cutaneous melanoma of the medial rectus muscle of the right orbit which presented with diplopia, exophthalmos and retrobulbar pain. Radioimmunoscintigraphy using melanoma-specific monoclonal antibody was used to confirm the diagnosis and to show the presence of disseminated disease in other areas. Effective palliation was achieved with external beam irradiation.

Key concepts: Medicine, Orbit (dynamics), Metastatic melanoma, Melanoma, Dermatology, Astronomy, General surgery, Cancer research

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