scholarly journals Discriminator and Diagnostic Features for Choroidal Malignant Melanoma and Choroidal Nevus

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burak Turgut ◽  
Onur Çatak ◽  
Tamer Demir ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Malignant Melanoma ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Malignant Melanomas ◽  
Choroidal Malignant Melanoma ◽  
Choroidal Nevus ◽  
Choroidal Nevi

Choroidal nevus and choroidal malignant melanoma, especially when they are small in size, may have similar ophthalmoscopic appearance. Additionally, though rarely, choroidal nevi may convert to malignant melanomas over several years. Early detection of a small choroidal malignant melanomas presents the risk of growth, and metastasis is extremely critical for the preservation of both vision and eye. Currently, the usage of the mnemonic TFSOM-HHD has been suggested to find small ocular melanomas using helpful hints daily. In this review, we aim to provide the main discriminator and diagnostic features for choroidal malignant melanoma and choroidal nevus.

Choroidal malignant melanoma masquerading as orbital cellulitis

Orbit ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Sana Qureshi ◽  
Dane H. Slentz ◽  
Victor M. Elner ◽  
Hakan Demirci
Keyword(s):  
Malignant Melanoma ◽  
Orbital Cellulitis ◽  
Choroidal Malignant Melanoma

scholarly journals Primary Oral Malignant Melanoma: Two Case Reports and Review of Literature

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neeraj Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Malignant Melanoma ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Tumor Size ◽  
Malignant Tumors ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Oral Region ◽  
Rare Neoplasm ◽  
Oral Malignant Melanoma

Primary malignant melanoma of the oral cavity is a rare neoplasm. The tumors tend to metastasize or locally invade tissue more readily than other malignant tumors in the oral region. The survival of patients with mucosal melanomas is less than for those with cutaneous melanomas. Tumor size and metastases are related to the prognosis of the disease. Early detection, therefore, is important.

scholarly journals Analysis of Thin Malignant Melanoma Prognostic Factors

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Gaetana Rizzi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Prognostic Factors ◽  
Malignant Melanoma ◽  
Prognostic Factor ◽  
Plastic Surgery ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Outcome Study ◽  
Vertical Growth ◽  
Malignant Melanomas ◽  
Chi Squared ◽  
Metastasis Development

The increasing number of thin malignant melanomas (≤1 mm in thickness) asks for better acknowledgement of prognostic factors of the disease; this is the purpose of this research [1, 2]. The plastic surgery unit of the hospital Spedali Civili of Brescia has collected over 450 cases of thin malignant melanoma over a period of 20 years, from 1990 to 2010, in order to obtain as much information as possible about prognostic factors. These data have been analyzed using the Chi-squared test to reveal the influence on prognosis of each one of the 16 prognostic factors that have been chosen for this study; both the development of a metastasis and the death of the patient were considered for outcome study. The univariate analysis describes the presence of the phase of vertical growth as the only prognostic factor statistically significant for both metastasis development and death.

Choroidal Malignant Melanoma

2006 ◽  
pp. 480-489
Author(s):  
IVANA K. KIM ◽  
EVANGELOS S. GRAGOUDAS
Keyword(s):  
Malignant Melanoma ◽  
Choroidal Malignant Melanoma

Approach to the patient in the diagnosis of Choroidal Malignant Melanoma. Question and Answer

2019 ◽  
pp. 317-320
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Malignant Melanoma ◽  
Diagnostic Method ◽  
Choroidal Melanoma ◽  
Intraocular Tumors ◽  
Indirect Ophthalmoscopy ◽  
Choroidal Malignant Melanoma ◽  
Choroidal Melanomas ◽  
Venous Phase ◽  
Treatment Changes

The most valuable diagnostic method in intraocular tumors is indirect ophthalmoscopy. USG is very important in determining the thickness of the lesion and documenting post-treatment changes. However, in today's conditions, we have important auxiliary examination opportunities. OCT is especially important in detecting macular edema and fluid. In choroidal melanomas, thickening and edema of the macula may be observed before treatment due to increased VEGF levels in the eye. OCT is important in detecting such changes. Since FAF shows the amount of lipofuscin in the lesion, it reveals the activity of the lesion. Hyperotofluorescence of> 50% of the lesion surface, in other words, the diffuse pattern is a risk factor for growth and metastasis. On fluorescein angiography, choroidal melanoma shows focal hyperfluorescence starting from the late venous phase and gradually increasing.

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