What are the complications of malignant melanoma?

Melanoma actually refers to malignant melanoma. Many people ignore the existence of melanoma, which leads to many complications. Next, let's learn about the complications of malignant melanoma .

1. If the melanoma tumor is located in the macular area, melanoma patients may experience visual distortion or decreased vision in the early stages. If it is located in the peripheral part of the fundus, there will be no subjective symptoms. Depending on the growth of the melanoma, the complications of malignant melanoma can be manifested in two types: localized and diffuse, with the former being more common.

2. Patients with localized melanoma may present with a spherical protrusion protruding into the vitreous cavity, often surrounded by exudative retinal detachment; diffuse melanoma develops along the choroid level. The complications of malignant melanoma are ordinary growths without obvious protrusions. Malignant melanoma is easily missed or misdiagnosed and is prone to extraocular and systemic metastasis, which can metastasize to tissues outside the sclera, optic nerve, liver, lung, kidney, brain, etc., with a very poor prognosis.

3. Complications of malignant melanoma may cause secondary glaucoma due to blockage of the chamber angle by exudates, pigments and tumor cells, compression of vortex veins by tumors or massive bleeding caused by tumor necrosis.

The above is a detailed description of the complications of melanoma. I hope it can help everyone understand the knowledge of melanoma in this regard and cure melanoma in time. If you have other questions about melanoma, you can contact our online experts to answer your questions.