Ultrasound techniques in diagnosis of extrabulbar extension of uveal melanoma

Bożena Romanowska-Dixon; Barbara Jakubowska; Anna Markiewicz; Rafał Pawlikowski

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Klinika Oczna / Acta Ophthalmologica Polonica

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Ultrasound techniques in diagnosis of extrabulbar extension of uveal melanoma

Bożena Romanowska-Dixon

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Barbara Jakubowska

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,

Anna Markiewicz

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Rafał Pawlikowski

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Katedra Okulistyki Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego Collegium Medicum w Krakowie

Klinika Oczna 2013, 115 (3): 204-207

Online publish date: 2013/09/26

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Introduction
To evaluate the utility of ultrasound examination in detection of extraocular extension of uveal melanoma.

Material and methods
A retrospective study of 170 enucleated eyes with ciliary body or/and choroidal melanoma and deep intrascleral tumor invasion with extrascleral extension.

Results
The extrascleral extension was detectable before enucleation in 31 eyes (18.24%), and tumor sizes varied from 1.5 to 15 mm. Ultrabiomicroscopy used for the anterior tumor assesment, shows the routes of extrascleral extension of uveal melanoma.

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Ultrasound techniques in diagnosis of extrabulbar extension of uveal melanoma

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

uveal melanoma, extraocular extension, ultrasonography

Bożena Romanowska-Dixon

¹

,

Barbara Jakubowska

¹

,

Anna Markiewicz

¹

,

Rafał Pawlikowski

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