Screening for conjunctival melanoma metastasis: literature review

Bull Soc Belge Ophtalmol. 2007:(306):23-30.

Abstract

Local tumour control in conjunctival melanoma has improved in recent years. However the tumour-related death rate of these patients is still 14% at 5 years up to 33% at 15 years. With the introduction of sentinel node biopsies for conjunctival melanomas with a poor prognosis and screening for locoregional and distant metasases prognosis might be improved.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Conjunctival Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Conjunctival Neoplasms / mortality
  • Conjunctival Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Conjunctival Neoplasms / therapy
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening / methods*
  • Melanoma / diagnosis*
  • Melanoma / mortality
  • Melanoma / secondary*
  • Melanoma / therapy
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Prognosis
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Skin Neoplasms / mortality
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / therapy
  • Survival Rate