Uveal melanoma: relatively rare but deadly cancer

S Kaliki, CL Shields - Eye, 2017 - nature.com
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 …

Current molecular and clinical insights into uveal melanoma

M Fallico, G Raciti, A Longo… - International …, 2021 - spandidos-publications.com
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 …

Fundus autofluorescence imaging

S Schmitz-Valckenberg, M Pfau, M Fleckenstein… - Progress in retinal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fundus autofluorescence (FAF) imaging is an in vivo imaging method that allows for
topographic mapping of naturally or pathologically occurring intrinsic fluorophores of the …

[HTML][HTML] Ocular melanoma: an overview of the current status

P Jovanovic, M Mihajlovic… - … journal of clinical and …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ocular melanoma is the second most common type of melanoma after cutaneous and the
most common primary intraocular malignant tumor in adults. Large majority of ocular …

Choroidal nevus transformation into melanoma: analysis of 2514 consecutive cases

CL Shields, M Furuta, EL Berman… - Archives of …, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To determine features that are predictive of growth of choroidal nevi into
melanoma. Methods This was a retrospective medical record review of 2514 consecutive …

Choroidal nevus imaging features in 3,806 cases and risk factors for transformation into melanoma in 2,355 cases: the 2020 Taylor R. Smith and Victor T. Curtin …

CL Shields, LA Dalvin, D Ancona-Lezama, DY Michael… - Retina, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To use multimodal imaging for identification of risk factors for choroidal nevus
transformation into melanoma. Methods: Retrospective chart review of 3806 consecutive …

Estimating the risk of malignant transformation of a choroidal nevus

AD Singh, P Kalyani, A Topham - Ophthalmology, 2005 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To estimate the risk of malignant transformation of a choroidal nevus in the white
population. DESIGN: Systematic literature review. METHODS: A literature review was …

Future perspectives of uveal melanoma blood based biomarkers

AB Beasley, FK Chen, TW Isaacs, ES Gray - British Journal of Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common primary intraocular malignancy affecting adults.
Despite successful local treatment of the primary tumour, metastatic disease develops in up …

Uveal melanoma diagnosis and current treatment options

DC Branisteanu, CM Bogdanici… - Experimental and …, 2021 - spandidos-publications.com
Uveal melanoma is a rare condition accounting for only 5% of all primary melanoma cases.
Still, it is the most frequently diagnosed primary intraocular malignant tumor in adults. Almost …

Primary transpupillary thermotherapy for small choroidal melanoma in 256 consecutive cases: outcomes and limitations

CL Shields, JA Shields, N Perez, AD Singh, J Cater - Ophthalmology, 2002 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this report was to evaluate ocular and systemic outcomes after
primary transpupillary thermotherapy for choroidal melanoma and to identify the limitations …