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Case Reports
. 2013 May;6(2):116-8.
doi: 10.4103/0974-620X.116652.

American joint committee on cancer staging of uveal melanoma

Phoebe L Mellen  1 , Spenser J Morton, Carol L Shields
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American joint committee on cancer staging of uveal melanoma

Phoebe L Mellen et al. Oman J Ophthalmol. 2013 May.

Abstract

In January 2010, the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) updated its staging criteria for uveal melanoma. Here, we discuss the staging classifications and evaluate an interesting case to demonstrate. The development of a uniform means of staging cancer, such as defined by the AJCC, is critical for information sharing among the research community.

Keywords: American Joint Committee on Cancer; melanoma; prognosis; staging; uvea.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
A 55-year-old White male with ciliary body melanoma with iris invasion classified as cTNM of stage T3b N0 M0 with an anatomic stage IIIA and histologic grade GX. (a) Ciliary body melanoma with iris extension. Sentinel vessels are noted superotemporally. (b) Ultrasonography depicting the intraocular melanoma measuring 10.3 mm in thickness and with moderate acoustic density. (c) Funduscopically, the ciliary body mass was located anterior to the equator and measure 14 mm basal dimension
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