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Ocular melanoma: Keep your eyes open for late brain metastases

de A Silva, Danilo O ; Matis, Georgios K ; Costa, Leonardo F ; Kitamura, Matheus A P ; de C Júnior, Eduardo V ; Barbosa, Breno J A P ; Santiago, Isaac B ; Silva, Tatiane I ; de P A Silva, Fabiana Q ; Pereira, Carlos U ; Azevedo Filho, Hildo R C

Surgical neurology international, 2011, Vol.2, p.144-144

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Ocular melanoma: Keep your eyes open for late brain metastases
Autor: de A Silva, Danilo O ; Matis, Georgios K ; Costa, Leonardo F ; Kitamura, Matheus A P ; de C Júnior, Eduardo V ; Barbosa, Breno J A P ; Santiago, Isaac B ; Silva, Tatiane I ; de P A Silva, Fabiana Q ; Pereira, Carlos U ; Azevedo Filho, Hildo R C
É parte de: Surgical neurology international, 2011, Vol.2, p.144-144
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Descrição: BACKGROUNDThe most frequent intraocular malignant tumor is choroidal melanoma (CM). Although brain metastasis is a common feature of other types of cancers, metastasis of CM to the brain is a rare entity. CASE DESCRIPTIONThe authors report a case of a 28-year-old woman presenting with a single brain metastasis, 10 years after the treatment of a CM. She underwent a total en-bloc resection of the lesion, and the diagnosis was conﬁrmed histopathologically. The patient concomitantly received whole-brain irradiation therapy combined with chemotherapy, with a survival period of 24 months. CONCLUSIONThe present case report draws attention to the necessity of a close and lifelong follow-up of patients treated for this malignancy. The international literature is also reviewed.
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