Iranian Journal of Pathology

Conjunctival Melanoma: A Case Presentation

Document Type : Case Reports

Authors

Fatemeh Montazer
Seyed Mohammad Heshmati
Salar Asgari
Shabnam Mollazadehghomi

Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30699/ijp.2023.557981.2941
Abstract
Conjunctival melanoma is an uncommon tumor that is likely to recur and carries an overall mortality rate of approximately 30%. Melanoma   arises from melanocytes, most often in sun-exposed skin. Less commonly, melanoma originates from other tissues such as the uvea, rectum, mouth, respiratory tract, and conjunctiva. Conjunctival melanoma represents only 1.6% of all noncutaneous melanoma. Herein, we reported a case of conjunctival melanoma followed by reviewing the literature to provide an optimal diagnostic approach.

Keywords

Conjunctiva
Melanoma
Nevus
Neoplasms

Subjects

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Iranian Journal of Pathology
Volume 18, Issue 4
Autumn 2023
Pages 488-491

  • Receive Date 30 January 2022
  • Revise Date 09 November 2022
  • Accept Date 15 July 2023

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