Author(s): Coutinho, I ; Teixeira, T ; Simões, C ; Lopes, C ; Borrego, M ; Fernandes, J ; Cabral, J ; Prieto, I ; Proença, R
Date: 2017
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.10/2046
Origin: Repositório do Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca
Subject(s): Melanoma; Neoplasias da coróide
Choroidal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignant tumor in adults. None of the different treatments available offers advantages of survival, resorting more and more to conservative treatments such as brachytherapy, which has been available in Portugal since 2013. In this article we review the clinical characteristics, risk factors, diagnosis, complementary exams and therapeutic options in choroidal melanoma.
