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View Post: Eye Treatment Toner: Intraocular (Eye) Melanoma Treatment (PDQ®)
9 Nov 2009 by amats64  
Intraocular melanoma begins in the middle of 3 layers of the wall of the eye. The outer layer includes the white sclera (the "white of the eye") and the clear cornea at the front of the eye. The inner layer has a lining of nerve tissue, ...
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View Post: Intraocular Tumor-Associated Lymphangiogenesis: A Novel Prognostic ...
4 Nov 2009 by Ludwig M. Heindl, Tanja N. Hofmann, Werner...  
Purpose. To evaluate whether intraocular tumor-associated lymphangiogenesis contributes to prognosis of ciliary body melanomas with extraocular extension and to study its association with other tumor characteristics. ...
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View Post: PhD Student Position: COMPUTER ASSISTED PROTON BEAM RADIOTHERAPY ...
16 Nov 2009 by SCHOLAR  
A very challenging topic in ophthalmology is the treatment of intraocular tumors by irradiation. Melanoma of the choroid and the ciliary body, i.e., posterior uveal melanoma, are the most com-mon primary intraocular malignant tumor of ...
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View Post: Repeated Measures of Intraocular Pressure Result in Higher ...
2 Nov 2009 by Carbonaro, F., Andrew, T., Mackey, DA,...  
In certain disorders, such as choroidal melanoma where only one eye is affected in 99% of cases,14 it is not possible to use the data from both eyes. Where there are measures from both eyes such as IOP, the use of only one eye for ...
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View Post: Management of Iris Melanomas with 125Iodine Plaque Radiotherapy
4 Nov 2009 by Bruno F. Fernandes, Hatem Krema, Emiliano...  
This treatment scheme circumvents an intraocular procedure and may avoid the dissemination of malignant cells, and provides a margin of safety in the treatment of clinically undetectable disease. a Department of Ocular Oncology, ...
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View Post: The Best of Ophthalmology.....EyeWorld News Magazine
16 Nov 2009
Malignant lesions come in the form of conjunctival invasive squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), sebaceous cell carcinoma and conjunctival melanoma, Dr. Wu said. Pre-invasive types of squamous cell carcinoma include conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), ... And finally, the patient might develop intraocular inflammation, corneal edema or fibrosis, and iris atrophy from cryotx. For topical chemotherapy, the MMC may cause stromal necrosis, corneal toxicity and ulceration, ...
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View Post: Eye Cancer Choroidal Melanoma: An Eye on Jules Stein
24 Apr 2008 by Melanie Gilbert  
With so little mainstream information available on eye cancer (also called choroidal melanoma, uveal melanoma, intraocular melanoma, eye melanoma and ocular melanoma), when I do find an obscure mention that is even tangentially related ...
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View Post: Types of Cancer
13 Sep 2009 by admin  
Melanoma, Intraocular; Retinoblastoma. Genitourinary Cancers. Bladder Cancer; Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer; Penile Cancer; Prostate Cancer; Renal Pelvis and Ureter Cancer, Transitional Cell; Testicular Cancer; Urethral Cancer ...
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