title: [Adjuvant chemotherapy of intraocular malignant melanoma. Apropos of 20 cases].
abstract: The frequency of haematogenously propagated hepatic metastases occurring from intra-ocular melanoma led us to treat 20 patients with adjuvant chemotherapy. 19 patients starting chemotherapy during the month following enucleation and one patient, a year after enucleation. With a median follow-up of 6 years, 17 patients (80%) are disease-free. Three patients developed hepatic metastases at 24, 24 and 30 months respectively. The résults suggest that adjuvant chemotherapy is effective in preventing metastases from intra-ocular melanoma.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003606:Dacarbazine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D011344:Procarbazine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013852:Thiotepa / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D011344:Procarbazine; D014747:Vinblastine; D003606:Dacarbazine; D013852:Thiotepa; D008727:Methotrexate
vernacular_title: Chimiothérapie adjuvante dans le mélanome malin intra-oculaire. A propos de 20 cas.