Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Uvea: Radioactive Plaque Therapy and Other Treatment Modalities

摘要: Primary tumors of the eye are rare but important malignant lesions. In United States, they represent less than 0.2% all cancers (American Cancer Society 1990). melanoma uvea (MMU) is most common primary tumor in adults. It constitutes 80% and about 6% cutaneous melanomas 1990; Chalkely 1980). This seen older patients, with nearly equal frequency males females. MMU has been reported to be from 8 20 times more among American whites blacks (Callender et al. 1942; Campbell Wilder Paul 1951;