Department of Ophthalmology, Camargo Cancer Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Review Article
Retrospective Analysis of Patients Treated with Minimally Invasive Therapies to Control Hepatic Metastases from Choroidal Melanoma
Author(s): Franklin Wilson Caires Gois*, Charles Edouard Zurstrassen, Aline Cristine Barbosa Santos Cavalcante, João Paulo Kawaoka Matushita Junior, Flávio Scavone Stefanini, Caio César Gonzaga Amorim and João Vitor Saback dos Anjos
Introduction: Some rarer types of melanoma include uveal melanoma, which arises from the uveal tract in the eye. This type of neoplasm accounts for about 5% of melanoma cases. It is the most common intraocular tumor in adults and has a different clinical and evolutionary course from cases of cutaneous melanoma, with special involvement of the liver. About 50% of patients diagnosed with uveal melanoma develop isolated liver metastases with a median survival of 2 months-7 months.
Materials and methods: This work is a retrospective, unicentric cohort study. It was submitted and approved by the research ethics committee. The radiological response, adverse effects and complications of the treatment modalities performed were evaluated.
Results: 16 patients were treated with either hepatic embolization or intra-arterial c.. View More»
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