title: [Block resection with scleral flap rotation in ciliary body melanoma].
abstract: The aim was to present a case of ciliary body melanoma treated with block resection and scleral flap rotation. 49-year old woman with ciliary body melanoma and extrascleral extension appeared in our clinic. Block resection of ciliary body melanoma and scleral flap rotation was performed and additional ruthenium brachytherapy was applied. There was no complications during surgery and follow-up. Described method can be recommended for openings in the sclera, which need emergency surgery.
authors.affiliation: Z Katedry i Kliniki Okulistyki Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie.
authors.forename: Bozena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Romanowska-Dixon
mesh_terms: D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012590:Sclera / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*