title: Orbital and optic chiasmal extension of uveal melanoma.
abstract: A 63-year-old woman had a diffuse uveal melanoma with massive extension in the orbit and optic chiasm. She received palliative radiation therapy. The importance of careful inspection of the enucleated specimen and postenucleation imaging studies to delineate the extent of the uveal tumor are underscored in this case. Treatment options may include skull base surgery or palliative radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Section of Ophthalmology, Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saadati
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Calvano
authors.forename: Roxana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Diba
authors.forename: Gregory N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Fuller
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gombos
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Monte
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Urso
authors.forename: Bita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Esmaeli
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008545:Melanoma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009897:Optic Chiasm / Q000473:pathology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D019574:Optic Nerve Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields