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Ocular Melanoma

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Clinical Management of Malignant Melanoma

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Melanoma is the most common primary malignancy occurring in the eye and constitutes about 80% of all eye malignancies. The majority of all eye tumors are either melanomas or retinoblastomas. It is rare for a retinoblastoma to develop after age 14 and it is uncommon for ocular melanoma to occur during childhood [1]. Ocular melanomas occur in the uveal tract (iris, ciliary body and choroid), conjunctiva, eyelids and rarely in the orbit. This chapter will deal only with the intraocular melanomas.

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    John J. Costanzi

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Moseley, H.S., Fraunfelder, F.T. (1984). Ocular Melanoma. In: Costanzi, J.J. (eds) Clinical Management of Malignant Melanoma. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 21. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3813-0_2

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