Cutaneous malignant melanoma metastatic to the eyelid

Cutaneous malignant melanoma metastatic to the choroid, orbit, or vitreous is rare. Metastatic lesions to the eyelid are rare as well. The authors rep ort a case of malignant melanoma metastatic to the eyelid. This was the fir st sign of tumor recurrence in a patient who was thought to have been succe ssfully treated for a melanoma of the back 3 years previously. The patient died 6 weeks after diagnosis of the eyelid lesion. In the presence of known malignancy, metastasis must be suspected in new eyelid lesions.