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Counseling for Patients with Choroidal Melanoma

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Counselling a patient and family members about choroidal melanoma is an essential arm of management. The diagnosis, survey for metastatic disease, staging, evidence-based treatment options, local with systemic outcomes and subsequent follow up visits need to be discussed. This chapter outlines the diagnosis, choice of treatment, special considerations, recommended systemic surveys and role of genetic counselling.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Orbit and Ocular Oncology, PMBA’s H V Desai Eye Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India

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  2. The Eye Cancer Foundation, Inc., The New York Eye Cancer Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

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Chaugule, S.S., Finger, P.T. (2020). Counseling for Patients with Choroidal Melanoma. In: Khetan, V. (eds) Intraocular Tumors. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0395-5_21

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