Brachytherapy for patients with uveal melanoma: historical perspectives and future treatment directions

Surgical management with enucleation was the primary treatment for uveal melanoma (UM) for over 100 years. The Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study confirmed in 2001 that globe-preserving episcleral brachytherapy for UM was safe and effective, demonstrating no survival difference with enucleation. To...

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Autores principales: Brewington, Beatrice Y, Shao, Yusra F, Davidorf, Fredrick H, Cebulla, Colleen M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5963830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29844657
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S129645

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5963830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29844657
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S129645

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