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[Keratectomy for a malignant melanoma of the cornea]
W Romaniuk1, E Wylegała, H Kozioł
1Oddziału Okulistycznego Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Specjalistycznego im. sw. Barbary w Sosnowcu.
Klinika Oczna
|March 14, 2000
Abstract
Purpose:
To present the possibility of malignant melanoma treatment of the cornea using keratectomy.
Material And Methods:
A 59-year old woman with a primary malignant melanoma of the cornea. Visual acuity before surgery 0.2. Malignant melanoma was removed using keratectomy. Follow-up 18 months.
Results:
Satisfactory cosmetic result and visual acuity 1.0 was obtained. In 18 months follow-up no local or general symptoms of tumor recurrence are observed.
Conclusion:
Keratectomy should be considered as an alternative treatment for primary malignant melanoma of the cornea.