PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY AS PRIMARY TREATMENT FOR SMALL CHOROIDAL MELANOMA.

Turkoglu E. B., Pointdujour-Lim R., Mashayekhi A., Shields C. L.

Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.), vol.39, no.7, pp.1319-1325, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/iae.0000000000002169
  • Journal Name: Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.)
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1319-1325
  • Keywords: eye, uvea, choroid, tumor, melanoma, photodynamic therapy, verteporfin, PRIMARY TRANSPUPILLARY THERMOTHERAPY, POSTERIOR UVEAL MELANOMA, AMELANOTIC MELANOMA, OUTCOMES, BRACHYTHERAPY, RADIOTHERAPY, VERTEPORFIN
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To report outcomes of photodynamic therapy (PDT) as primary treatment for small amelanotic choroidal melanoma.