Melanoma of the choroid
Melanoma of the choroid: Introduction
Melanoma of the choroid: A type of eye cancer that occurs in the pigment-producing cells of the choroid which is a layer beneath the retina consisting mainly of blood vessels.
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causes, and treatments of Melanoma of the choroid is available below.
Symptoms of Melanoma of the choroid
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Treatments for Melanoma of the choroid
- Radiotherapy, surgery, transpupillary thermotherapy
- Surgery - enucleation (removal of the eye), block excision, less radical surgery for conjunctival lesions
- Plaque brachytherapy - utilizing insertion of radioactive isotopes into the eye to destroy the melanoma
- External beam radiation
- Laser photocoagulation
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Melanoma of the choroid: Complications
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Causes of Melanoma of the choroid
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Melanoma of the choroid: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Melanoma of the choroid: Research Doctors & Specialists
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Melanoma of the choroid: Rare Types
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