title: Choroidal metastasis of cutaneous malignant melanoma treated by ruthenium-106 plaque irradiation.
abstract: Symptomatic dissemination of cutaneous malignant melanoma to the choroid occurs rarely and is a grave prognostic factor. Therefore, choroidal tumors are treated only as a palliative measure. We present a case of cutaneous malignant melanoma with symptomatic metastasis in the choroid OD of a 38-year-old woman. We treated it using brachytherapy with a ruthenium-106 plaque. The tumor totally regressed with restoration of good vision. Twelve months of follow-up showed no systemic spread.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Anteby
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Axer-Siegel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pe'er
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001918:Brachytherapy; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000556:secondary*; D009333:Neck; D012429:Ruthenium Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D012429:Ruthenium Radioisotopes