title: Management of Conjunctival Melanoma: Critical Assessment of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy.
abstract: Conjunctival melanoma (CoM) is a rare and aggressive form of melanoma. There is a lack of consensus on a unified management plan for this disease. Recently, a few centers have adopted the regional sentinel lymph node biopsy into the staging process of CoM. This study presents a critical assessment of the role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in CoM and presents a simplified management algorithm based on high-risk clinical and pathological features.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Hassan A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Brian R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Gastman
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Arun D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Aggressive form; Conjunctival melanoma; Sentinel lymph node biopsy