Conjunctival melanoma is an uncommon but aggressive ocular malignancy with high potential for metastasis, reported at 25% at 10 years and more than 30% at 15 years.Early detection and treatment ...

Conjunctival melanomas have a 5-year mortality rate of 23% to 30% and arise as a subtle plaque-like thickening (Peer et al.). This thickening is often in an area of pre-existing pigment otherwise ...

Conjunctival melanoma develops in the membrane on the surface of your eye. According to a 2014 review, it makes up about 2 percent of eye cancers. Symptoms of melanoma in the eye ...

Conjunctival melanoma is a type of skin cancer that is very rare. Conjunctival melanoma can cause the following symptoms : elevated, dark growths in the eye that may look like small moles or freckles ...

To evaluate treatment of conjunctival melanomas at the Ocular Oncology Service in Liverpool. We included 40 patients initially treated at our centre for invasive conjunctival melanoma and 36 ...

Our eyes, as with many areas of our bodies, are very intricate. There are three areas where ocular melanoma can occur: the uvea, choroid and conjunctiva. The uvea is an area of the back of the eye ...

Treatment options for this type of skin cancer depend on your general health, where it is, and how far it’s spread, among other things. Here’s a look at what doctors typically recommend.

Conjunctival Primary Acquired Melanosis & Melanoma. Clinical Features. Primary acquired melanosis (PAM) presents as flat, diffuse or patchy areas of hyperpigmentation in the conjunctiva that moves ...

Ocular melanoma is cancer that starts in the tissues, skin, or area around the eye. Sometime you can't see its symptoms in the mirror. Learn the signs.

To diagnose melanoma your doctor removes the abnormal area and a small area of surrounding skin. This is called an excision biopsy. A specialist doctor (pathologist) looks at the biopsy under a ...

Cite this: Diagnosis and Management of Malignant Tumors of the Eyelid, Conjunctiva, and Orbit - Medscape - Jan 01, 2008. Abstract and Introduction Malignant Eyelid Tumors & Predisposing Lesions ...