Melanoma, Intraocular

Eye

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Iris Melanoma This is a malignant tumour arising from melanocytes Intraocular melanoma develops within the choroid ciliary body or iris Extraocular melanoma develops in conjunctiva

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Melanoma of the face Melanocytes are found throughout the lower part of the epidermis They produce melanin the pigment that gives skin its natural color When skin is exposed to the sun

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Choroidal Melanoma Choroidal melanoma if untreated can

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Choroidal Melanoma

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of Vienna the use of specially designed suction device that is attached to the frame is utilized The Sheffield group reported a series of 29 patients treated and followed for an average of 14 months The average periphery dose was 73 Gy corresponding to the 50 percent isodose line The dose was delivered in two sessions not more than eight days apart All but two

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Melanoma of the eye Melanoma of the eye The uvea is the layer of the eye beneath the white of the eye sclera It consists of three parts 1 the iris which is the colored part of the eye 2 the choroid which is the layer of

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and adnexal accessory structures such as the eyelids and tear glands This guide focuses on intraocular cancers cancers of the eyeball because they have a unique effect on the eye Intraocular cancers can be primary eye cancers which first appear inside the eyeball or they can be secondary eye cancers which spread metastasize to the eyeball from other locations in

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Ciliary body tumour Ciliary body melanoma can

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Ciliary body tumour

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Choroidal naevus

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Choroidal Haemangiom

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Figure 1 Transillumination of an eye illustrating an intraocular tumor History Pathology is the medical specialty that has

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Choroidal Melanoma Description Choroidal Melanoma Malignant choroidal melanoma can grow within the eye They arise from the blood vessel layer choroid beneath the retina In North America 6 out of each million

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Congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium This lesion which is also called chirpy is a flat birthmark at the back of the eye It is a large dark black spot

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Choroidal metastasis

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Choroidal naevus This is a benign mole arising from melanocytes It forms a grey brown or yellow lump either in the choroid beneath the retina or on the iris Choroidal naevi

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Choroidal Haemangiom The circumscribed variety usually becomes noticeable in middle age A diffuse variety occurs in younger patients as part of the

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Choroidal metastasis This is a malignant tumour spreading via the blood circulation to the eye from a cancer in another part of the body such breast or lung

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