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Ruthenium Plaque Treatment of Malignant Choroidal Melanomas

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Ophthalmic Tumours

Part of the book series: Monographs in Ophthalmology ((MIOP,volume 9))

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Conservative treatment of choroidal malignant melanomas has gained interest in recent years and has been caried out in increasing numbers of patients. This is based on new ideas as regards conservative treatment of malignant tumours. In ophthalmology conservative treatment has been stimulated by Zimmerman (1978) who, based on statistical data, stated that enucleation promotes the development of metastatic disease. Based on our own results of photocoagulation treatment and some very favourable results after cobalt-60 plaque treatment in choroidal melanomas we have been performing ruthenium plaque treatment since 1979.

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  • Hallerman, D. and Lommatzsch, P.: Langzeitbeobachtungen nach Strahlentherapie des malignen Melanoms der Aderhaut mit dem 106 Ru/106 Rh-Applikator. Ber.Dtsch.Ophthal.Ges. 76: 177 – 180, 1979.

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  1. A. Wessing
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  2. M. Foerster
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Wessing, A., Foerster, M., Bornfeld, N. (1985). Ruthenium Plaque Treatment of Malignant Choroidal Melanomas. In: Oosterhuis, J.A. (eds) Ophthalmic Tumours. Monographs in Ophthalmology, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5520-2_5

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