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Ocular melanoma: A rare entity
Raj Nagarkar1, Sirshendu Roy2, Ashvin Wagh1, Gauri Kokane1, Aditya Adhav1, Samadhan Pawar1
1 HCG Manavata Cancer Centre, HCG Manavata Cancer Centre, Nashik, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Surgical Oncology, HCG Manavata Cancer Centre, Nashik, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Gauri Kokane
HCG Manavata Cancer Centre, Nashik, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jhnps.jhnps_26_17
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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.
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