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The Amazon Ocular Oncology Center: The first three years
Cohen,Sabrina; Pretyman,Caroline S.; Sant’Ana,Renato; Singh,Nakul; Morales,Melina; Belfort,Rubens N.ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the first three years of The Amazon Ocular Oncology Center, the first ocular cancer center in the North of Brazil. Methods: Here, we report patient information including patients’ age, gender, diagnosis, treatment, and city of origin. Results: Two hundred and twenty-one patients were included on this study: 160 (72%) patients came from the city of Manaus, 52 (24%) from other cities...
Largest case series of Latin American eyelid tumors over 13-Years from a single...
Damasceno,Jéssica Carolinne; Isenberg,Jordan; Lopes,Laíse Rondon; Hime,Bernardo; Fernandes,Bruno F.; Lowen,Marcia; Camargo,Luis Marcelo AranhaABSTRACT Purpose: Malignant lesions of the eyelid are the most common eye cancers. Although rarely lethal, late diagnosis can lead to serious visual morbidity. Definitive diagnosis of neoplastic lesions is pathological. Indications and types of eyelid lesions in a single high-volume ophthalmic reference center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, were analyzed. Methods: The surgical pathological reports of patients who underw...
Comparisons of choroidal nevus measurements obtained using 10- and 20-MHz ultra...
Martins,Maíra de França; Kiefer,Kelcia; Kanecadan,Liliane Almeida Andrade; Garcia,Patricia Novita; Belfort,Rubens N.; Allemann,NormaABSTRACT Purpose: To compare measurements of lesions clinically diagnosed as choroidal nevi using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and 10- and 20-MHz ultrasound (US). Methods: This prospective study, which was conducted between May 2011 and December 2011, evaluated eyes diagnosed with choroidal nevus via photographic documentation using 10- or 20-MHz A- and B-mode US (experienced examiner u...
Iris metastases from systemic cancer: a report of three cases
Mello,Patrícia Correa de; Brasil,Oswaldo Ferreira Moura; Vidoris,André; Morales,Melina Correia; Belfort,Rubens N.ABSTRACT Ocular metastasis is relatively uncommon, with a reported incidence of approximately 8%, according to the results of autopsy evaluation. The majority of ocular metastases are located within the choroid, while metastatic tumors affecting the iris are rare. Metastatic tumors may manifest as stromal nodules or ill-defined iris thickening, or they may present with nonspecific features such as pain, iridocy...