Ocular Melanoma Metastasizing to Intra-Abdominal Lymph Nodes
Joint Authors
Merhav, Hadar
Lotem, Michal M.
Aranovich, David
Meir, Karen
Appelbaum, Liat
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Visceral metastatic spread of ocular melanoma most commonly occurs via hematogenous route to the liver.
Lymphatic spread of ocular melanoma into abdominal lymph nodes has not been reported previously.
Case Presentation.
A 47-year-old man with a history of ocular melanoma presented with a soft tissue mass on CT scan.
The mass encased the portal structures of the hepaticoduodenal ligament.
Image-guided biopsy revealed it to be a metastatic melanoma to lymph nodes.
The patient underwent surgery with the intent to prolong disease-free survival.
On final pathological examination, two lymph nodes were found harboring metastatic melanoma.
Conclusion.
Extrahepatic lymphatic intra-abdominal spread of ocular melanoma is not impossible.
Since this mode of spread is rare, the oncologic significance of surgical resection of isolated intra-abdominal nodal with metastatic ocular melanoma is difficult to determine at the present time.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Aranovich, David& Meir, Karen& Lotem, Michal M.& Appelbaum, Liat& Merhav, Hadar. 2013. Ocular Melanoma Metastasizing to Intra-Abdominal Lymph Nodes. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Aranovich, David…[et al.]. Ocular Melanoma Metastasizing to Intra-Abdominal Lymph Nodes. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Aranovich, David& Meir, Karen& Lotem, Michal M.& Appelbaum, Liat& Merhav, Hadar. Ocular Melanoma Metastasizing to Intra-Abdominal Lymph Nodes. Case Reports in Surgery. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-479388
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-479388