Ocular melanoma

Ocular Melanoma
What is Ocular Melanoma?
Ocular Melanoma (OM) is melanoma of the eye and is the most common form of eye cancer in adults. Approximately 2,500 adults are diagnosed each year.

Ocular melanoma is the most common type of cancer to affect the eye, although it's still quite rare. Between 400 and 450 new cases of eye cancer (including ocular melanoma) are diagnosed in the UK each year.

Alternate Names : Malignant melanoma - choroid, Malignant melanoma - eye, Eye tumor, Ocular melanoma
Definition
Melanoma of the eye is cancer that occurs in various parts of the eye.

Ocular melanoma (eye melanoma)
Melanoma that starts in the eye. This is very rare. It behaves differently depending on where in the eye it started and how advanced it is when it is diagnosed.

ocular melanoma A rare cancer of melanocytes (cells that produce the pigment melanin) found in the eye. Also called intraocular melanoma.
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Ocular melanoma. Symptoms of this type of melanoma, which may develop in the lining of your eyelids (conjunctiva) or the pigmented coating within your eyeball (choroid), include a scratchy feeling under your eyelid or a dark spot in your vision.

Intraocular melanoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the eye.

Intraocular Melanoma
Intraocular melanoma is a rare cancer, in which malignant cells are found in the uvea (this is the part of the eye which contains the iris and other tissues).

Ocular melanoma is rare: approximately 500 new cases are diagnosed in the UK each year. The incidence of ocular melanoma increases with age and most cases are diagnosed in people in their 50s.

Intraocular melanoma begins in the middle of 3 layers of the wall of the eye. The outer layer includes the white sclera (the "white of the eye") and the clear cornea at the front of the eye.

Intraocular Melanoma
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Intraocular Melanoma
Melanoma is a serious kind of skin cancer. This cancer involves cells called melanocytes. You also have melanocytes in your eyes. When these cells become cancerous, the condition is called intraocular melanoma.
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intraocular melanoma
A rare cancer of melanocytes (cells that produce the pigment melanin) found in the eye. Also called ocular melanoma.
intraoperative radiation therapy
IORT. Radiation treatment aimed directly at a tumor during surgery.

Gender. Intraocular melanoma affects about equal numbers of men and women.
Individual history. People with the following medical conditions have a higher risk of developing primary intraocular melanoma: ...

Ocular melanomas sometimes develop in the pigment-containing cells in the back portion of the eye (retina). These melanomas usually don't produce symptoms and are only detected during eye exams.

Ocular melanoma (See Melanoma)
Odontogenic Lesions
Olfactory neuroblastoma (See Esthesioneuroblastoma)
Oligodendroglioma (See Glioma)
Oncology
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Ophthalmology
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Ciliary body melanoma (Intraocular melanoma): An eye cancer in which the malignant cells arise in the part of the eye called the uvea.

Ocular melanoma
Pathologic characteristics of melanoma
Primary prevention of melanoma
Risk factors for the development of melanoma
Role of radiation therapy in the management of melanoma
Screening and early detection of melanoma ...

Malignant melanoma - choroid; Malignant melanoma - eye; Eye tumor; Ocular melanoma
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Melanoma is a very aggressive type of cancer that can spread rapidly.

Malignant melanoma - choroid; Malignant melanoma - eye; Eye tumor; Ocular melanoma
Definition of Melanoma of the eye:
Melanoma of the eye is cancer that occurs in various parts of the eye.

Brain (acoustic neuroma, childhood brain tumors)
Eye (ocular melanoma, retinoblastoma)
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Lung
Spine (chordoma, chondrosarcoma)
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A comprehensive physical exam will be conducted, giving special attention to those areas potentially affected by malignant melanoma: the eyes are evaluated for ocular melanoma; the consistency and tenderness of superficial lymph nodes are documented; ...

Brain cancers, especially the childhood brain tumors and acoustic neuroma tumors;
Eye cancers, especially retinoblastoma and ocular melanoma;
Tumors on the neck and on the head;
Lung cancers;
Spine cancers;
Prostrate cancers.

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Intraocular melanoma ... cataract, reduced visual acuity, reduced visual acuity, retinal detachment, glaucoma
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Unusual presentation of cancer (e.g., male breast cancer).
Uncommon tumor histology (e.g., medullary thyroid carcinoma).

See also: Melanoma, Cancer, Aging, Skin Cancer, Stress