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. 1989 May;73(5):388–393. doi: 10.1136/bjo.73.5.388

Primary malignant melanoma of the orbit arising in a cellular blue naevus.

K U Löffler 1, H Witschel 1
PMCID: PMC1041749  PMID: 2730864

Abstract

Primary malignant melanoma of the orbit is a rare clinical entity. We report the clinical course and present the light and electron microscopic findings in a case arising in a cellular blue naevus. While most orbital melanomas are associated with a naevus of Ota, there was no clinically visible abnormal pigmentation in our patient. The possible origin of the tumour cell and its ultrastructural features are discussed.

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