The purpose of this study is to report a intraorbital melanoma case with atypical and aggressive presentation, forming a large painful mass with erythematosus and inflammatory aspect protruding from the left orbit with eyeball damaged at its peak. Piece analysis identified malignant melanoma compound of epithelioid, spindle and anaplastic cells.
Unusual and aggressive presentation of intraorbital melanoma
RohrbacherI, Zandavalli NetoOV, RayesA. Unusual and aggressive presentation of intraorbital melanoma. Rev Bras Oftalmol. 2016;75(6):481-3.
Rohrbacher,Ignatz; Zandavalli Neto,Oswaldo Valentim; Rayes,Assad. Unusual and aggressive presentation of intraorbital melanoma. Rev Bras Oftalmol., v. 75, n. 6, p. 481-483, Dec. 2016.
Rohrbacher,I., Zandavalli Neto,O.V., & Rayes,A. (2016). Unusual and aggressive presentation of intraorbital melanoma. Rev Bras Oftalmol.,75(6), 481-483.
Rohrbacher,Ignatz and Zandavalli Neto,Oswaldo Valentim and Rayes,Assad. Unusual and aggressive presentation of intraorbital melanoma. Rev Bras Oftalmol. [online]. 2016, vol. 75, n. 6, [cited 2026-03-07], pp.481-483. Available from: <https://www.rbojournal.org/en/article/unusual-and-aggressive-presentation-of-intraorbital-melanoma/>. ISSN 0034-7280.