Korean J Ophthalmol.  2020 Apr;34(2):176-177. 10.3341/kjo.2019.0101.

Leptomeningeal Seeding in Choroidal Melanoma after Enucleation Surgery

• Kim TH
• Kim BR
• Ko JS
• Yoon JS

• KMID: 2507420
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/kjo.2019.0101

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  Fig. 1 (A,B) Slit-lamp photograph of recurred choroidal melanoma with abrupt rupture through the sclera and extraocular extension into the superior subconjunctival space. (C) Gross photograph of specimen after enucleation. The length between two bold lines is 1 cm. (D) Histologic findings of epitheloid cell type choroidal melanoma (hematoxylin and eosin stain, ×200). (E,F) Magnetic resonance imaging findings of extensive leptomeningeal seeding in the brain.

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