[HTML][HTML] Uveal melanoma: current trends in diagnosis and management

B Tarlan, H Kıratlı - Turkish journal of ophthalmology, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Uveal melanoma, which is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults,
arises from melanocytes within the iris, ciliary body and choroid. The diagnosis is based …

Melanoma of the eye: revealing hidden secrets, one at a time

CL Shields, JG Kels, JA Shields - Clinics in dermatology, 2015 - Elsevier
Melanoma of the eye can involve the uveal tract with iris, ciliary body, or choroid involvement
or it can involve the conjunctiva, eyelid, or orbit. Uveal involvement with choroidal melanoma …

American Joint Committee on Cancer classification of posterior uveal melanoma (tumor size category) predicts prognosis in 7731 patients

CL Shields, S Kaliki, M Furuta, E Fulco, C Alarcon… - Ophthalmology, 2013 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the clinical features and prognosis of posterior uveal (ciliary body and
choroid) melanoma based on the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) …

International validation of the American Joint Committee on Cancer's 7th edition classification of uveal melanoma

ER Simpson, BL Gallie, S Saakyan… - JAMA …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although an accurate uveal melanoma staging system is needed to improve
research and patient care, the evaluation of eye cancer staging systems requires …

Intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy for macular radiation retinopathy: a 10-year study

PT Finger, KJ Chin… - European journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose To report long-term experience with intravitreal anti–vascular endothelial growth
factor treatment for radiation maculopathy. Methods From 2005-2015, 120 consecutive …

Iris nevus growth into melanoma: analysis of 1611 consecutive eyes: the ABCDEF guide

CL Shields, S Kaliki, A Hutchinson, S Nickerson… - Ophthalmology, 2013 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To determine clinical features predictive of growth of iris nevus into melanoma.
DESIGN: Retrospective, comparative case series. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 1611 …

Uveal melanoma biopsy: A review

L Frizziero, E Midena, S Trainiti, D Londei, L Bonaldi… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Intraocular tumor diagnosis is based on clinical findings supported by additional imaging
tools, such as ultrasound, optical coherence tomography and angiographic techniques …

Prognostication in eye cancer: the latest tumor, node, metastasis classification and beyond

T Kivelä, E Kujala - Eye, 2013 - nature.com
The tumour, node, metastasis (TNM) classification is a universal cancer staging system,
which has been used for five decades. The current seventh edition became effective in 2010 …

Genetics of ocular melanoma: insights into genetics, inheritance and testing

NM van Poppelen, DP de Bruyn, T Bicer… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ocular melanoma consists of posterior uveal melanoma, iris melanoma and conjunctival
melanoma. These malignancies derive from melanocytes in the uveal tract or conjunctiva …

Review of cystic and solid tumors of the iris

CL Shields, PW Shields, J Manalac… - Oman journal of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Iris tumors are broadly classified into cystic or solid lesions. The cystic lesions arise from iris
pigment epithelium (IPE) or iris stroma. IPE cysts classically remain stable without need for …