Prospective study of surveillance testing for metastasis in 100 high-risk uveal melanoma patients.

doi:10.1016/j.jfo.2015.04.005

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Prospective study of surveillance testing for metastasis in 100 high-risk uveal melanoma patients.

Journal francais d'ophtalmologie - 1 Jun 2015

Piperno-Neumann S, Servois V, Mariani P, Plancher C, Lévy-Gabriel C, Lumbroso-Le Rouic L, Couturier J, Asselain B, Desjardins L, Cassoux N

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Despite advances in the local treatment of UM, half of patients develop metastases typically to the liver with poor survival. Microscopic complete surgical resection (R0) of liver metastases improves survival in high selected patients. Early identification of high-risk patients might allow detection of asymptomatic metastases, and increase R0 liver surgery rate. From October 2006 to December 2009, we conducted a...

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