Posterior uveal melanoma in adolescents and children: current perspectives

Matthew V Fry,1 James J Augsburger,1 June Hall,2 Zélia M Corrêa21Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA; 2Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA Abstract: Recognizing that &am...

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Autores principales:	Fry MV, Augsburger JJ, Hall J, Corrêa ZM
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2018
Materias:	Melanoma uveal Melanoma choroid Melanoma ciliary body Melanoma posterior uveal Melanoma prognosis Melanoma incidence Ophthalmology RE1-994
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:57da31be184343898d95695f8616ed9b2021-12-02T04:25:04ZPosterior uveal melanoma in adolescents and children: current perspectives1177-5483https://doaj.org/article/57da31be184343898d95695f8616ed9b2018-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/posterior-uveal-melanoma-in-adolescents-and-children-current-perspecti-peer-reviewed-article-OPTHhttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Matthew V Fry,1 James J Augsburger,1 June Hall,2 Zélia M Corrêa21Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA; 2Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA Abstract: Recognizing that <1% of all uveal melanomas occur in young persons, and that very few clinicians encounter more than a few such cases over an extended career, we felt that a retrospective review of literature and sharing of our clinical experience would be appropriate to remind readers about this age subgroup of patients with posterior uveal melanoma. This interest stems from the increase in reported cases of uveal melanoma in younger individuals and recent advances in the field. Keywords: uveal melanoma, choroid melanoma, ciliary body melanoma, posterior uveal melanoma, prognosis melanoma, incidenceFry MVAugsburger JJHall JCorrêa ZMDove Medical PressarticleMelanomauveal Melanomachoroid Melanomaciliary body Melanomaposterior uveal Melanomaprognosis MelanomaincidenceOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol Volume 12, Pp 2205-2212 (2018)
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topic	Melanoma uveal Melanoma choroid Melanoma ciliary body Melanoma posterior uveal Melanoma prognosis Melanoma incidence Ophthalmology RE1-994
spellingShingle	Melanoma uveal Melanoma choroid Melanoma ciliary body Melanoma posterior uveal Melanoma prognosis Melanoma incidence Ophthalmology RE1-994 Fry MV Augsburger JJ Hall J Corrêa ZM Posterior uveal melanoma in adolescents and children: current perspectives
description	Matthew V Fry,1 James J Augsburger,1 June Hall,2 Zélia M Corrêa21Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA; 2Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA Abstract: Recognizing that <1% of all uveal melanomas occur in young persons, and that very few clinicians encounter more than a few such cases over an extended career, we felt that a retrospective review of literature and sharing of our clinical experience would be appropriate to remind readers about this age subgroup of patients with posterior uveal melanoma. This interest stems from the increase in reported cases of uveal melanoma in younger individuals and recent advances in the field. Keywords: uveal melanoma, choroid melanoma, ciliary body melanoma, posterior uveal melanoma, prognosis melanoma, incidence
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title	Posterior uveal melanoma in adolescents and children: current perspectives
title_short	Posterior uveal melanoma in adolescents and children: current perspectives
title_full	Posterior uveal melanoma in adolescents and children: current perspectives
title_fullStr	Posterior uveal melanoma in adolescents and children: current perspectives
title_full_unstemmed	Posterior uveal melanoma in adolescents and children: current perspectives
title_sort	posterior uveal melanoma in adolescents and children: current perspectives
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2018
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Posterior uveal melanoma in adolescents and children: current perspectives

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