Abstract
Conjunctival melanoma is rare with an annual incidence in Japan of less than 5 cases.
In 2002, TNM classification was proposed by UICC, but stage was not proposed.
The standard management of conjunctival melanoma is local resection, but local recurrence, regional metastasis, and, distant metastasis are not rare conditions. The sentinel lymph nodes are thought to be the first metastasis for the majority of the patients; so, we should examine the lymph nodes by sentinel lymph node biopsy to improve the prognosis of the conjunctival melanoma.
We describe a patient with conjunctival melanoma who underwent SLN biopsy by the RI method at the time of the resection of the conjunctival melanoma. [Skin Cancer (Japan) 2006; 21: 372-375]
