Local recurrence of choroidal malignant melanoma following enucleation.
542 cases of choroidal malignant melanoma were reviewed. Local recurrence occurred in only 6 patients (1.11%). Five of the 6 patients had distant metastases when the local recurrence was diagnosed, and the remaining patient also developed metastases after a passage of time. These figures do not support the concept of withholding a primary implant at the time of enucleation.
D000368:Aged; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005137:Eye, Artificial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011183:Postoperative Complications