title: Cutaneous malignant melanoma metastatic to the eyelid.
abstract: Cutaneous malignant melanoma metastatic to the choroid, orbit, or vitreous is rare. Metastatic lesions to the eyelid are rare as well. The authors report a case of malignant melanoma metastatic to the eyelid. This was the first sign of tumor recurrence in a patient who was thought to have been successfully treated for a melanoma of the back 3 years previously. The patient died 6 weeks after diagnosis of the eyelid lesion. In the presence of known malignancy, metastasis must be suspected in new eyelid lesions.
authors.affiliation: New England Eye Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Hartstein
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Biesman
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Kincaid
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed