In malignant choroidal melanoma will a delay in radical treatment influence prognosis?
In a series of 568 patients with choroidal malignant melanoma some 36 were found to have a history of at least 4 years prior to enucleation. Of these, 20 had actually been observed for a period of 3 years or more before such treatment was deemed necessary. Computer analysis of a series of risk factors and their effect on prognosis showed that there was no worsening of mortality as compared to the series as a whole and further that the post enucleation peak of mortality was the same in this small group as in the whole series.
D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012306:Risk; D013997:Time Factors