Conjunctival melanoma in Africa.
Malignant melanoma of the eye and adnexa is rare in blacks. A highly unusual malignant melanoma of the tarsal conjunctiva in an adult Ethiopian female, believed to be the first reported in a black patient, is described. Factors that contribute to melanoma in blacks and rates of occurrence are reviewed and discussed.
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International Eye Foundation/Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind, Harare, Zimbabwe.
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D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000473:pathology; D005002:Ethiopia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000473:pathology