[Analysis of risk factors of choroidal melanoma extraocular extension].
OBJECTIVE
To report the risk factors for extraocular extension of uveal melanoma.


METHODS
A retrospective study of 1144 enucleated eyes with ciliary body or/and choroidal melanoma.


RESULTS
Extraocular extension or intrascleral invasion was found in 170 patients (14.86%), the nodular extraocular extension in 71 (6.20%). Extraocular extension was more common in older patients (> 50), large and medium size tumors, located close to the optic disc and mixed type.
Klinika Okulistyki i Onkologii Okulistycznej, Katedry Okulistyki Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie. romanowskadixonbozena1@gmail.com
Bozena
B
Romanowska-Dixon
Barbara
B
Jakubowska
Rafał
R
Pawlikowski
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009915:Orbit / Q000473:pathology; D011044:Poland; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity