title: [Value of transretinal tumor biopsy as diagnostic and predictive instrument].
abstract: Transretinal biopsy of intraocular tumors plays a decisive role as a diagnostic tool in ocular oncology. A biopsy is indicated to confirm a clinical diagnosis before treatment and allows identification of high risk melanomas of the uvea with a high potential of metastasis by molecular genetic evaluation of the specimen. This review will focus on the various biopsy techniques and indications for this method.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Deutschland. eva.biewald@web.de
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Biewald
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Metz
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bornfeld
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology*