Atypical MRI features of intraorbital metastatic melanoma

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Jul-Aug;23(4):335-6. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e318073cf85.

Abstract

A 78-year-old man with a history of melanoma presented with a 2-week history of diplopia, pain, and intermittent blurriness in his right eye. Imaging showed a multicystic mass within the right lateral rectus muscle that was biopsy-proven metastatic melanoma. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of orbital metastasis from melanoma presenting as a multicystic mass intrinsic to the extraocular muscle with layering fluid-fluid levels.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Melanoma / chemistry
  • Melanoma / diagnosis*
  • Melanoma / secondary
  • Muscle Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Muscle Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Muscle Neoplasms / secondary
  • Oculomotor Muscles / chemistry
  • Oculomotor Muscles / pathology*
  • Oculomotor Muscles / surgery
  • Orbital Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Orbital Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Orbital Neoplasms / secondary
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor