title: Echographic evaluation of choroidal melanomas treated with ruthenium-106 plaques: the treatment failures.
abstract: From July 1990 to October 1995 we treated 45 patients with choroidal melanomas using ruthenium-106 plaques. The population mean age was 59.2+/-10.4 years. In this paper, the authors describe in detail their clinical management and follow-up timing. They also report on the echographic pattern change after treatment and the clinical history of some failure cases.
authors.affiliation: University Eye Clinic of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Perri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Police
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pastena
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ravalli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grande
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001918:Brachytherapy; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012429:Ruthenium Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017211:Treatment Failure; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D012429:Ruthenium Radioisotopes