The effect of orbital irradiation on the survival rate of patients with choroidal melanoma.
Orbital irradiation with 6,000 rad after enucleation of patients suffering from choroidal melanoma resulted in a survival rate nearly twice as high after 5 years as without any additional radiotherapy.
D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D009915:Orbit / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013997:Time Factors