Ten years experience with eye wall resection for uveal malignant melanomas.
Thirty-four patients underwent eye wall resection for choroidal malignant melanoma over a period of more than ten years. Of these, 11 eyes were later enucleated for complications. Average mean follow-up has been more than 5.3 years. Postoperative visual acuity ranged from light perception to 20/30. Two patients developed liver metastasis 4 years following eye wall resection and later died. However, no local metastasis has been observed. Two patients died from unrelated causes.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D011379:Prognosis; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*