Post-brachytherapy initial tumour regression rate correlates with metastatic spread in posterior uveal melanoma
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Post-brachytherapy initial tumour regression rate correlates with metastatic spread in posterior uveal melanoma.
AIM To confirm the prognostic value of post-brachytherapy initial tumour regression rate in posterior uveal melanoma. METHODS A prospective, comparative, observational cohort study was carried out on 147 eyes (147 patients) with choroidal melanoma (mean age 61 years) treated with Ru-106 brachytherapy. OBSERVATION PROCEDURE Patients were followed clinically and ultrasonically every 6.7 (SD 0...
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Aim: To confirm the prognostic value of post-brachytherapy initial tumour regression rate in posterior uveal melanoma. Methods: A prospective, comparative, observational cohort study was carried out on 147 eyes (147 patients) with choroidal melanoma (mean age 61 years) treated with Ru106 brachytherapy. Observation procedure: Patients were followed clinically and ultrasonically every 6.7 (SD 0.3...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.036285