Although it is a relatively rare disease, primarily found in the Caucasian population, uveal
melanoma is the most common primary intraocular tumor in adults with a mean age …

Abstract Treatment of primary intraocular uveal melanoma has developed considerably, its
driver genes are largely unraveled, and the ways to assess its risk for metastases are very …

Melanomas of the choroid, ciliary body, and iris of the eye are collectively known as uveal
melanomas. These cancers represent 5% of all melanoma diagnoses in the United States …

PURPOSE: To determine trends in incidence, treatment, and survival with primary uveal
melanoma in the United States over a 36-year period from 1973 to 2008. DESIGN …

Uveal melanoma (UM) represents the most prominent primary eye cancer in adults. With an
incidence of approximately 5 cases per million individuals annually in the United States, UM …

Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults. UMs
are usually initiated by a mutation in GNAQ or GNA11, unlike cutaneous melanomas, which …

Purpose To review the management of ciliary body and choroidal melanoma (posterior
uveal melanoma [PUM]) over the last century with an emphasis on changing concepts …

Introduction Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common primary intraocular malignancy,
despite comprising< 5% of all melanomas. To date, relatively few case series of UM have …

About 50% of patients with choroidal melanoma develop metastatic disease, despite
successful eradication of the primary tumor. Patient care is complicated by the fact that we …

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 …