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      Selective Intra-Arterial Embolization for Advanced Extrascleral Uveal Melanoma

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          Purpose: To report a treatment approach for advanced extrascleral uveal melanoma. Methods: We performed clinical examination including magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, angiography, and histopathologic analysis. Case: A 49-year-old healthy woman presented with a 7-year history of an enlarging pigmented mass in her right orbit. Malignant melanoma was diagnosed after biopsy with immunohistochemical stains. Treatment included selective intra-arterial embolization. Results: A significant reduction in tumor burden was seen 3 months after intra-arterial embolization. No complications were associated with the treatment. Conclusion: Selective intra-arterial embolization may allow adequate palliative therapy in select cases of advanced extrascleral uveal melanoma.

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          Journal
          OOP
          OOP
          10.1159/issn.2296-4657
          Ocular Oncology and Pathology
          S. Karger AG
          2296-4681
          2296-4657
          2018
          December 2017
          19 July 2017
          : 4
          : 1
          : 44-47
          Affiliations
          aDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico; bBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, and cMurray Ocular Oncology and Retina, Miami, FL, USA
          Author notes
          *Víctor M. Villegas, MD, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, 900 NW 17th Street, Miami, FL 33136 (USA), E-Mail v.villegas@med.miami.edu
          Article
          477772 PMC5757620 Ocul Oncol Pathol 2018;4:44-47
          10.1159/000477772
          PMC5757620
          29344498
          abfdf8cb-b24a-426d-a788-0a91f7d336c8
          © 2017 S. Karger AG, Basel

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          History
          : 21 April 2017
          : 22 May 2017
          Page count
          Figures: 5, References: 13, Pages: 4
          Categories
          Original Paper

          Vision sciences,Ophthalmology & Optometry,Pathology
          Melanoma,Ocular melanoma,Malignant melanoma
          Vision sciences, Ophthalmology & Optometry, Pathology
          Melanoma, Ocular melanoma, Malignant melanoma

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