title: Metastatic melanoma of the orbit. A case report.
abstract: We report a metastatic cutaneous melanoma of the medial rectus muscle of the right orbit which presented with diplopia, exophthalmos and retrobulbar pain. Radioimmunoscintigraphy using melanoma-specific monoclonal antibody was used to confirm the diagnosis and to show the presence of disseminated disease in other areas. Effective palliation was achieved with external beam irradiation.
authors.affiliation: Academic Surgical Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bomanji
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013667:Technetium; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D013667:Technetium