Conjunctival Melanoma: A New Clinical and Therapeutical Approach

Conjunctival Melanoma: A New Clinical and Therapeutical Approach

Melanoma involving the conjunctiva is extremely rare. Graver prognosis has been reported with primary conjunctival melanoma than with their cutaneous counterparts [Collin et al.: Aust N Z J Ophthalmol 1986;14:29-34]. Among conjunctival melanomas, two significant risk factors for tumour-related death have been identified: (i) age older than 55 years and (ii) unfavourable tumour location (caruncl...

New therapeutical approaches for the treatment of malignant Melanoma

Clinical follow-up of conjunctival malignant melanoma.

PURPOSE To investigate the clinical features and course of conjunctival malignant melanoma in Korea. METHODS The medical records of 15 patients, 5 males and 10 females, diagnosed with conjunctival malignant melanoma who had been treated at Severance Hospital from May 1991 to March 2004 were reviewed retrospectively. The clinical parameters of the patients, tumors, and treatment were analyzed ...

Acute promyelocytic leukemia microgranular variant – A clinical and therapeutical approach

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a rare form of acute myeloid leukemia with a particular diagnosis and therapeutic approach. APL represents only 10-15% of acute myeloid leukemia in adults. The median diagnosis age is around 40 years. APL’s main genetic event is the translocation between chromosome 15 and chromosome 17 – t(15;17)(q22;q21) – generating the PML-RARα fusion gene. APL has four ...

Conjunctival melanoma.

and similar software but a long sequence of consecutive tests is required.12 It might therefore be more effective if a less sensitive test was used in the first place. With the appearance of FASTPAC and other simple test programs it seems that computerised field analysis is approaching the performance of machines such as the venerable Friedmann visual field analyser. Is the emperor's new suit b...