title: [Apropos of a rare case of bilateral orbital metastasis of malignant melanoma of the choroid].
abstract: We report a case of bilateral orbital metastasis from an ocular choroidal melanoma which had required enucleation eight years earlier. This uncommon case was fully documented with clinical, radiological and pathological studies. Magnetic resonance imaging was particularly contributive showing very characteristic sequences. The patient was given focal palliative cobalt radiotherapy. We compared this case with previous reports in the litterature.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Rouen.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Massy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aouididi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Si Ahmed
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Callonec
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thiebot
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brasseur
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D010166:Palliative Care; D011867:Radioisotope Teletherapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes