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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| author | Ulaș Sözener Tevfik Eker 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 |
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