Regression patterns of choroidal melanoma: After palladium-103 (103Pd) plaque brachytherapy
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Regression Patterns of Iris Melanoma after Palladium-103 (103Pd) Plaque Brachytherapy.
PURPOSE To evaluate the patterns of regression of iris melanoma after treatment with palladium-103 (103Pd) plaque brachytherapy. DESIGN Retrospective, nonrandomized, interventional case series. PARTICIPANTS Fifty patients with primary malignant melanoma of the iris. METHODS Palladium-103 plaque brachytherapy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Changes in tumor size, pigmentation, and vascularity; in...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1120-6721,1724-6016
DOI: 10.1177/1120672118776146