Ocular melanoma: A rare entity

Malignant melanoma of eyeball is a rare entity. The overall incidence of malignant melanoma is 3%–7% per year worldwide. Early detection and meticulous treatment planning and its execution are challenge to surgeons. A 38-year-old male presented with loss of visionin one eye, and after investigating,...

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Main Authors:	Raj Nagarkar, Sirshendu Roy, Ashvin Wagh, Gauri Kokane, Aditya Adhav, Samadhan Pawar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:	Journal of Head & Neck Physicians and Surgeons
Subjects:	enucleation malignant melanoma uvea
Online Access:	http://www.jhnps.org/article.asp?issn=2347-8128;year=2019;volume=7;issue=2;spage=79;epage=81;aulast=Nagarkar

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spelling	doaj-62b9ba13b8c64842b9ec268918756c5f2020-11-25T02:11:04ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Head & Neck Physicians and Surgeons2347-81282347-81282019-01-0172798110.4103/jhnps.jhnps_26_17Ocular melanoma: A rare entityRaj NagarkarSirshendu RoyAshvin WaghGauri KokaneAditya AdhavSamadhan PawarMalignant melanoma of eyeball is a rare entity. The overall incidence of malignant melanoma is 3%–7% per year worldwide. Early detection and meticulous treatment planning and its execution are challenge to surgeons. A 38-year-old male presented with loss of visionin one eye, and after investigating, it turned out to be malignant melanoma of the eyeball. He was treated surgically by enucleation of the eyeball followed by prosthetic rehabilitation.http://www.jhnps.org/article.asp?issn=2347-8128;year=2019;volume=7;issue=2;spage=79;epage=81;aulast=Nagarkarenucleationmalignantmelanomauvea
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title	Ocular melanoma: A rare entity
title_short	Ocular melanoma: A rare entity
title_full	Ocular melanoma: A rare entity
title_fullStr	Ocular melanoma: A rare entity
title_full_unstemmed	Ocular melanoma: A rare entity
title_sort	ocular melanoma: a rare entity
publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series	Journal of Head & Neck Physicians and Surgeons
issn	2347-8128 2347-8128
publishDate	2019-01-01
description	Malignant melanoma of eyeball is a rare entity. The overall incidence of malignant melanoma is 3%–7% per year worldwide. Early detection and meticulous treatment planning and its execution are challenge to surgeons. A 38-year-old male presented with loss of visionin one eye, and after investigating, it turned out to be malignant melanoma of the eyeball. He was treated surgically by enucleation of the eyeball followed by prosthetic rehabilitation.
topic	enucleation malignant melanoma uvea
url	http://www.jhnps.org/article.asp?issn=2347-8128;year=2019;volume=7;issue=2;spage=79;epage=81;aulast=Nagarkar
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Ocular melanoma: A rare entity

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