Malignant Melanoma of the Lacrimal Sac.

Baek, Sae Heun; Lee, Tae Soo

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1999;40(12):3506-3510.
Published online December 1, 1999.

Malignant Melanoma of the Lacrimal Sac.

Sae Heun Baek, Tae Soo Lee

누낭에서 발생한 악성 흑색종

백세현(Sae Heun Baek),이태수(Tae Soo Lee)

Abstract

Malignant melanoma of the lacrimal sac is extremely rare. To our knowledge, there have been 17 cases of malignant melanoma of the lacrimal sacreported in the literature and no case has been reported in Korea. The authors have experienced a 56 year-old male patient complaining of epiphora and mass in the medial canthal and neck areas for two month duration in the left eye. Excisional biopsy showed typical malignant melanoma which was treated with radiation therapy. Metastasis occurred in spinal cord during follow-up period. Although malignant melanoma of lacrimal sac is very rare, it should be considered in differential diagnosis of a growing tumor in the lacrimal sac.

Key Words: Lacrimal sac;Malignant melanoma