Combined treatment of uveal melanoma liver metastases

Eur J Med Res. 2011 Feb 24;16(2):71-5. doi: 10.1186/2047-783x-16-2-71.

Abstract

Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most prevalent intraocular malignant tumor in the Western world. The prognosis of survival in the presence of metastatic disease is 2-7 months, depending on the treatment applied. - This article presents a case of metastatic UM with successful complex treatment of liver metastases. - A 49-year old female, underwent removal of the right eyeball in 1996 due to a histologically confirmed uveal melanoma. After 11 years, CT revealed a mass in the left kidney and multiple metastases in the liver. After left nephrectomy, 6 chemotherapy courses with dacarbazine were performed. The increasing liver metastases were observed. Additional 4 intraarterial (i/a) chemotherapy courses were administered using cisplatin, doxorubicin, fluorouracil, and interferon alfa. After few courses increase in CTC Grade 4 liver transaminases was seen. A partial response was observed, and in December 2008 the patient underwent surgery removing all liver metastases by 7 wedge or atypical resections. All margins were tumor-free. 21 months after liver resections and 14 years since dia?gnosis, the patient is alive without evidence of disease. - Successful treatment of metastatic uveal melanoma was due to a timely application of a combination of several treatment methods and good prognostic factors of the patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Female
  • Hepatectomy
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / secondary
  • Kidney Neoplasms / surgery
  • Liver / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver / pathology
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Melanoma / drug therapy*
  • Melanoma / pathology
  • Melanoma / secondary
  • Melanoma / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Nephrectomy
  • Prognosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Uveal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Uveal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Uveal Neoplasms / surgery

Supplementary concepts

  • Uveal melanoma