
By M.J. Jager, L. Desjardins, T. Kivelä, B.E. Damato, F. Bandello
ISBN-10: 3805597908
ISBN-13: 9783805597906
Uveal cancer is an competitive kind of melanoma that could contain the iris, the ciliary physique, and/or the choroid, that's the most position of this tumor. sufferers frequently desire to be told approximately therapy offerings and the result of diversified techniques. very important present scientific questions are even if a biopsy will be taken of choroidal melanomas, what can be performed with this biopsy, and no matter if high-risk sufferers might be screened usually. This quantity describes the scientific features of uveal cancer in addition to different present innovations to be had for therapy, comparable to radioactive plaque therapy, proton beam remedy, and native tumor resection. in addition, ideas for taking biopsies and characterizing biopsy fabric are proven. destiny cures comparable to anti-VEGF therapy and ideas for the therapy of metastases also are mentioned. citizens with an curiosity in ocular oncology, ophthalmologists or physicians facing uveal cancer, in addition to sufferers wishing to understand extra approximately this malignancy will discover a topical replace on uveal cancer during this ebook.