A Conjunctival Malignant Melanoma in a Child.

Lee, Yong Woo; Chung, Jin; Chung, Sung Kun; Baek, Nam Ho

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1992;33(5):533-537.
Published online May 1, 1992.

A Conjunctival Malignant Melanoma in a Child.

Yong Woo Lee, Jin Chung, Sung Kun Chung, Nam Ho Baek

Department of Ophthalmology, St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea.

소아에서 발생한 구결막 악성흑색종

이용우(Yong Woo Lee),정진(Jin Chung),정성근(Sung Kun Chung),백남호(Nam Ho Baek)

Abstract

Case Report Conjunctival malignant melanoma is a rare disease. Especially it is extremely rare before thirties and after eighties. In our country, several cases of malignant melanoma in conjunctiva of adult reported, but no case in child. We have experienced a case of malignant melanoma in bulbar conjunctiva occurring in a 4-year-old boy. We reviewed the available literatures regarding this disease.

Key Words: Conjunctival malignant melanoma;Nevi