title: Disparities in Uveal Melanoma: Patient Characteristics.
abstract: Uveal melanoma is the most common intraocular malignancy in adults. Despite excellent rates of local control, half of all patients with uveal melanoma ultimately go on to develop fatal metastatic disease. This review focuses on disparities and differences in the underlying characteristics of the patients, and how these patient characteristics impact the development of metastasis and subsequent patient survival. Specifically, we detail disparities in epidemiology and risk factors as they relate to the development of primary uveal melanoma, to the development of metastasis, and to patient survival following metastasis.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences , Vanderbilt University Medical Center , Nashville , TN , USA.
authors.forename: Erin E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.affiliation: b Tennessee Valley Healthcare System , Department of Veterans Affairs , Nashville , TN , USA.|c Department of Cancer Biology , Vanderbilt University , Nashville , TN , USA.|d Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center , Nashville , TN , USA.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Richmond
authors.affiliation: a Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences , Vanderbilt University Medical Center , Nashville , TN , USA.|c Department of Cancer Biology , Vanderbilt University , Nashville , TN , USA.|d Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center , Nashville , TN , USA.|e Department of Radiation Oncology , Vanderbilt University Medical Center , Nashville , TN , USA.
authors.forename: Anthony B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Daniels
mesh_terms: D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000098943:Uveal Melanoma
keywords: Disparities; epidemiology; metastasis; ocular tumors; ophthalmology; prognosis; risk factors; survival; uveal melanoma