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Implantation and Evaluation of Melanoma in the Murine Choroid via Optical Coherence Tomography
Published on: December 2, 2022
[Choroidal melanoma--routes of extraocular extension]
Bozena Romanowska-Dixon1, Barbara Jakubowska
1Klinika Okulistyki i Onkologii Okulistycznej Katedry, Okulistyki Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie. romanowskadixonbozena1@gmail.com
Purpose:
To report the routs of extraocular extension of uveal melanoma.
Material And Methods:
A retrospective study of 170 enucleated eyes with uveal melanoma and deep intrascleral tumor invasion and/or nodular extrascleral extension.
Results:
The routes of passages by sclera were natural channels: ciliary arteries, ciliary nerves, optic nerve, vortex veins, aqueous channels and intrascleral melanoma invasion.
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