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    Specificities of Ophthalmic Tumors: Usefulness of A National Network
    Spécificités des Tumeurs de la Sphère Ophtalmique: Utilité d’un Réseau National

    Laurence Desjardins*

    Oncologie, Vol.22, No.4, pp. 189-194, 2020, DOI:10.32604/oncologie.2020.012377

    Abstract We describe the most frequent malignant intraocular tumors, conjunctival tumors and some lids and orbital tumors. Primary intraocular malignant tumors are retinoblastoma in children and uveal melanoma in adults. For uveal melanoma, the liver is the most frequent site of metastasis and this is why it is justified to prescribe liver ultrasonography every 6 months to these patients. Metastatic tumors can occur in the uvea and more frequently in the posterior part called the choroid. They are more frequent after breast cancer and lung cancer. Conjunctival tumors can be epithelial (benign papillomas and epidermoid carcinomas) or melanocytic (benign naevi and… More >

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