Current Management of Conjunctival Melanoma Part 2: Treatment and Future Directions
Conjunctival melanoma is a rare disease which requires tailored management in most cases. The mainstays of treatment can be classified as surgery, topical chemotherapy, radiotherapy, cryotherapy, and other emerging treatment modalities. Herein we review conventional approaches as well as more recent...
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| description | Conjunctival melanoma is a rare disease which requires tailored management in most cases. The mainstays of treatment can be classified as surgery, topical chemotherapy, radiotherapy, cryotherapy, and other emerging treatment modalities. Herein we review conventional approaches as well as more recently introduced treatment options, together with advances in molecular biology in this particular disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a7a47c080084a96b3df71aa3eda68362023-02-15T16:14:19ZengGalenos YayineviTürk Oftalmoloji Dergisi1300-06592147-26612020-12-0150636237010.4274/tjo.galenos.2020.2256713049054Current Management of Conjunctival Melanoma Part 2: Treatment and Future Directionsİrem Koç0Hayyam Kıratlı1 Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Oküler Onkoloji Servisi, Ankara, Türkiye Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Oküler Onkoloji Servisi, Ankara, Türkiye Conjunctival melanoma is a rare disease which requires tailored management in most cases. The mainstays of treatment can be classified as surgery, topical chemotherapy, radiotherapy, cryotherapy, and other emerging treatment modalities. Herein we review conventional approaches as well as more recently introduced treatment options, together with advances in molecular biology in this particular disease. http://www.oftalmoloji.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/current-management-of-conjunctival-melanoma-part-2/42998 conjunctival melanomaprognosismanagement |
| spellingShingle | İrem Koç Hayyam Kıratlı Current Management of Conjunctival Melanoma Part 2: Treatment and Future Directions Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi conjunctival melanoma prognosis management |
| title | Current Management of Conjunctival Melanoma Part 2: Treatment and Future Directions |
| title_full | Current Management of Conjunctival Melanoma Part 2: Treatment and Future Directions |
| title_fullStr | Current Management of Conjunctival Melanoma Part 2: Treatment and Future Directions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Current Management of Conjunctival Melanoma Part 2: Treatment and Future Directions |
| title_short | Current Management of Conjunctival Melanoma Part 2: Treatment and Future Directions |
| title_sort | current management of conjunctival melanoma part 2 treatment and future directions |
| topic | conjunctival melanoma prognosis management |
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