Title of article
Conjunctival Melanoma: A Case Presentation
Author/Authors
Montazer ، Fatemeh Department of Pathology - School of Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences , Heshmati ، Mohammad Department of Pathology - School of Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences , Asgari ، Salar Department of Pathology - School of Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences , Mollazadehghomi ، Shabnam Department of Pathology - School of Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences
From page
488
To page
491
Abstract
Conjunctival melanoma is an uncommon tumor that is likely to recur and carries an overall mortality rate of approximately 30%. Melanoma arises from melanocytes, most often in sun-exposed skin. Less commonly, melanoma originates from other tissues such as the uvea, rectum, mouth, respiratory tract, and conjunctiva. Conjunctival melanoma represents only 1.6% of all noncutaneous melanoma. Herein, we reported a case of conjunctival melanoma followed by reviewing the literature to provide an optimal diagnostic approach.
Keywords
Conjunctiva , Melanoma , Nevus , Neoplasms
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Pathology (IJP)
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Pathology (IJP)
Record number
2751762
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