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Solitary Secondary Malignant Melanoma of Clavicle Two Years after Enuclation for Ocular Melanoma

Halil Tözüm, Korhan Özkan, Krishna Reddy, İsmail Türkmen, Ufuk Çiloğlu, Serkan Şenol, Calogero Graci

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Solitary metastasis of uveal melanoma to bone is extremely rare and usually associated with other organ involvement. We present a rare case of an ocular melanoma patient presenting with solitary metastasis to the clavicle two years after enucleation, without any other organ involvement. In this report, we tried to present our treatment strategy for the solitary metastasis of bone.

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Solitary metastasis of uveal melanoma to bone is extremely rare and usually associated with other organ involvement. We present a rare case of an ocular melanoma patient presenting with solitary metastasis to the clavicle two years after enucleation, without any other organ involvement. In this report, we tried to present our treatment strategy for the solitary metastasis of bone.

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Solitary metastasis of uveal melanoma to bone is extremely rare and usually associated with other organ involvement. We present a rare case of an ocular melanoma patient presenting with solitary metastasis to the clavicle two years after enucleation, without any other organ involvement. In this report, we tried to present our treatment strategy for the solitary metastasis of bone.

Key concepts: Enucleation, Medicine, Clavicle, Melanoma, Ocular Melanoma, Metastasis, Eye Enucleation, Bone metastasis

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