title: Modified enucleation via lateral orbitotomy for choroidal melanoma with orbital extension: a report of two cases.
abstract: We report two cases of choroidal melanoma with massive orbital extension that were managed by modified enucleation by way of a lateral orbitotomy. In both cases, the orbital component of the tumor was removed intact along with the globe. This approach allows placement of an orbital implant and avoids the long healing process associated with orbital exenteration.
authors.affiliation: Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Potter
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015353:Eye Enucleation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed