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 >