Conjunctival melanoma in a 55 year old male Nigerian: a case report.
Niger Postgrad Med J
; 13(4): 366-9, 2006 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Conjunctival melanoma is a rare occurrence in the Negroid race.PURPOSE:
To report a case of a 55 year old security man with right conjunctival melanoma.METHOD:
A 55 old man was operated on to remove a pigmented right bulbar conjuctival growth. The specimen was submitted to Lagos University Teaching Hospital Lagos and Harold Wood Hospital England for histopathologic examination and confirmation.RESULTS:
Surgery was successful and histopathologic and immunohistochemical studies confirmed a diagnosis of a nodular malignant melanoma.CONCLUSION:
The need for the provision of definitive investigative tool (immunohistochemical studies) to facilitate definitive diagnosis and management of such cases in some recognised centres in Nigeria cannot be overemphasised.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Túnica Conjuntiva
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Melanoma
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Niger Postgrad Med J
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article