Uveal Melanoma – a review of treatment methods Review article

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Published: Dec 31, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24292/01.OT311223
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ocular melanoma, uveal melanoma, treatment methods

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Aleksandra Domańska
Students’ Scientific Association of Chair and Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology, Medical University of Lublin
http://orcid.org/0009-0006-7380-5207
Daria Piekarz
Students’ Scientific Association of Chair and Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology, Medical University of Lublin
http://orcid.org/0009-0008-7851-1974
Natalia Pijas
Students’ Scientific Association of Chair and Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology, Medical University of Lublin
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0851-8457
Barbara Pieniążek
Students’ Scientific Association of Chair and Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology, Medical University of Lublin
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9051-9503
Halina Piecewicz-Szczęsna
Chair and Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland 
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0573-7226

Abstract

Uveal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy. In Europe, the incidence of uveal melanoma is approximately 8 cases per million people per year. In about 50% of cases, uveal melanoma metastasizes. Scientific papers on uveal melanoma published between 1 January 2018 – 1 March 2023, available in the PubMed database were analysed. Currently, methods such as enucleation, transpupillary thermotherapy, photodynamic therapy, eye plaque brachytherapy, proton beam therapy and stereotactic surgery are used to treat this cancer. In this paper we summarize the current knowledge about the classic treatment methods and the promising novel ones. 

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Domańska A, Piekarz D, Pijas N, Pieniążek B, Piecewicz-Szczęsna H. Uveal Melanoma – a review of treatment methods. Ophthatherapy [Internet]. 2023Dec.31 [cited 2024Apr.27];10(4):245-52. Available from: https://www.journalsmededu.pl/index.php/ophthatherapy/article/view/2795
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Vol 10 No 4 (2023)
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Conservative treatment
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Halina Piecewicz-Szczęsna, Chair and Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland 

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