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Review
. 2018 Nov 7:12:2205-2212.
doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S142984. eCollection 2018.

Posterior uveal melanoma in adolescents and children: current perspectives

Matthew V Fry  1 , James J Augsburger  1 , June Hall  2 , Zélia M Corrêa  2
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Review

Posterior uveal melanoma in adolescents and children: current perspectives

Matthew V Fry et al. Clin Ophthalmol. .

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: choroid melanoma; ciliary body melanoma; incidence; posterior uveal melanoma; prognosis melanoma; uveal melanoma.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure JJA is a chair holder of the James J Augsburger Ocular Oncology Fund of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. CMZ is a chair holder of the Ophthalmic Pathology and Ocular Oncology Fund of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and a paid consultant for Castle Biosciences, Inc. The authors report no other conflicts of interest in this work.

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