Posterior uveal melanoma in adolescents and children: current perspectives

Abstract

Matthew V Fry,1 James J Augsburger,1 June Hall,2 Zélia M Corrêa21Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA; 2Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA Abstract: Recognizing that <1% of all uveal melanomas occur in young persons, and that very few clinicians encounter more than a few such cases over an extended career, we felt that a retrospective review of literature and sharing of our clinical experience would be appropriate to remind readers about this age subgroup of patients with posterior uveal melanoma. This interest stems from the increase in reported cases of uveal melanoma in younger individuals and recent advances in the field. Keywords: uveal melanoma, choroid melanoma, ciliary body melanoma, posterior uveal melanoma, prognosis melanoma, incidence

Keywords

• Melanoma
• uveal Melanoma
• choroid Melanoma
• ciliary body Melanoma
• posterior uveal Melanoma
• prognosis Melanoma
• incidence