Analysis of risk factors of choroidal melanoma extraocular extension

Bożena Romanowska-Dixon; Barbara Jakubowska; Rafał Pawlikowski

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Klinika Oczna / Acta Ophthalmologica Polonica

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Analysis of risk factors of choroidal melanoma extraocular extension

Bożena Romanowska-Dixon

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,

Barbara Jakubowska

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,

Rafał Pawlikowski

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Klinika Okulistyki i Onkologii Okulistycznej Katedry Okulistyki Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie

Klinika Oczna 2013, 115 (2): 103-106

Online publish date: 2013/06/21

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Introduction
To report the risk factors for extraocular extension of uveal melanoma.

Material and methods
A retrospective study of 1144 enucleated eyes with ciliary body or/and choroidal melanoma.

Results
Extraocular extension or intrascleral invasion was found in 170 patients (14.86%), the nodular extraocular extension in 71 (6.20%). Extraocular extension was more common in older patients (>50), large and medium size tumors, located close to the optic disc and mixed type.

keywords:

Analysis of risk factors of choroidal melanoma extraocular extension

Bożena Romanowska-Dixon 1 , Barbara Jakubowska 1 , Rafał Pawlikowski 1

uveal melanoma, extraocular extension

Bożena Romanowska-Dixon

¹

,

Barbara Jakubowska

¹

,

Rafał Pawlikowski

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