title: [Rationale for implant insertion after enucleation of eyes with uveal melanoma].
abstract: Results of retrospective analysis of medical charts of 328 patients after enucleation due to uveal melanoma (UM) are represented. Our study showed that recurrent tumor occurs in 2.44% cases. The main reasons of recurrence are scleral invasion or tumor damage during surgery. After enucleation due to juxtapapillary UM recurrence is rare and occurs after long-term follow-up. Thus after enucleation due to UM implant insertion is possible in case of scleral integrity and absence of macroscopically apparent tumor extension beyond sclera.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Stoiukhina
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015353:Eye Enucleation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology; D020273:Orbital Implants; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012590:Sclera / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000098943:Uveal Melanoma