Surgical Management Of Liver Metastases From Uveal Melanoma

Melanomas are malignant neoplasms of melanocytes developing predominantly in the skin, but occasionally arising from eyes, mucous membranes, and the central nervous system. Uveal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults. The most common site of metastasis for uveal melano...

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Main Authors: Ulaș Sözener, Tevfik Eker, Sadık Ersöz
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Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2015-04-01
Series:Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuas
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Sadık Ersöz
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description Melanomas are malignant neoplasms of melanocytes developing predominantly in the skin, but occasionally arising from eyes, mucous membranes, and the central nervous system. Uveal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults. The most common site of metastasis for uveal melanoma is the liver. We report the case of a 51-year-old woman with liver metastasis from choroidal melanoma and our surgical treatment.
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spelling doaj-art-92d8916e8c3b457a8afdf45ef54fcec52025-08-20T03:37:23ZengGalenos Publishing HouseAnkara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuas1307-56081307-56082015-04-01681454810.1501/Tipfak_000000088813049054Surgical Management Of Liver Metastases From Uveal MelanomaUlaș Sözener0Tevfik Eker1Sadık Ersöz2 Medicana International Ankara, Genel Cerrahi, Ankara, Türkiye Medicana International Ankara, Genel Cerrahi, Ankara, Türkiye Medicana International Ankara, Genel Cerrahi, Ankara, Türkiye Melanomas are malignant neoplasms of melanocytes developing predominantly in the skin, but occasionally arising from eyes, mucous membranes, and the central nervous system. Uveal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults. The most common site of metastasis for uveal melanoma is the liver. We report the case of a 51-year-old woman with liver metastasis from choroidal melanoma and our surgical treatment. http://ankaratipfakultesimecmuasi.net/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/surgical-management-of-liver-metastases-from-uveal/18351 Uveal MelanomaLiver MetastasesMetastasectomy
spellingShingle Ulaș Sözener
Tevfik Eker
Sadık Ersöz
Surgical Management Of Liver Metastases From Uveal Melanoma
Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuas
Uveal Melanoma
Liver Metastases
Metastasectomy
title Surgical Management Of Liver Metastases From Uveal Melanoma
title_full Surgical Management Of Liver Metastases From Uveal Melanoma
title_fullStr Surgical Management Of Liver Metastases From Uveal Melanoma
title_full_unstemmed Surgical Management Of Liver Metastases From Uveal Melanoma
title_short Surgical Management Of Liver Metastases From Uveal Melanoma
title_sort surgical management of liver metastases from uveal melanoma
topic Uveal Melanoma
Liver Metastases
Metastasectomy
url http://ankaratipfakultesimecmuasi.net/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/surgical-management-of-liver-metastases-from-uveal/18351
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