title: Malignant melanoma of conjunctiva--a case report.
abstract: A 65-year-old male patient presented with a rapidly increasing mass in his left eye. It did not show any intra-ocular extension as examined by slit lamp, gonioscopy, indirect ophthalmoscopy and ultrasonography, nor there was any sign of systemic metastasis. The mass was excised completely. Buccal mucous membrane grafting was done to cover up the lower forniceal area and conjunctival autograft taken from right eye and placed over upper fornix and bulbar area. Postoperative radiotherapy was suggested. Histopathological examination of the mass revealed the diagnosis of malignant melanoma of conjunctiva.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, NRS Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata 700014.
authors.forename: Mukul Chandra
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Subrata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: Udayan
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Nath
authors.forename: Anindita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mondal
authors.forename: Asit Ranjan
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: Gautam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biswas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome