I. Anteby et al., CHOROIDAL METASTASIS OF CUTANEOUS MALIGNANT-MELANOMA TREATED BY RU-106 PLAQUE IRRADIATION, Annals of ophthalmology, 25(9), 1993, pp. 339-341
Symptomatic dissemination of cutaneous malignant melanoma to the choro
id occurs rarely and is a grave prognostic factor. Therefore, choroida
l tumors are treated only as a palliative measure. We present a case o
f cutaneous malignant melanoma with symptomatic metastasis in the chor
oid OD of a 38-year-old woman. We treated it using brachytherapy with
a ruthenium-106 plaque. The tumor totally regressed with restoration o
f good vision. Twelve months of follow-up showed no systemic spread.