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Uveal melanoma among Finnish children and young adults.
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J AAPOS. 2014 Feb;18(1):61-6
Publication Type
Article
Date
Feb-2014
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Author
Rana'a T Al-Jamal
Tero Kivelä
Author Affiliation
Ocular Oncology Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. Electronic address: ranaa.aljamal@hus.fi.
Source
J AAPOS. 2014 Feb;18(1):61-6
Date
Feb-2014
Language
English
Publication Type
Article
Keywords
Adolescent
Age Distribution
Child
Female
Finland - epidemiology
Humans
Male
Melanoma - epidemiology - pathology
Neoplasm Staging
Retrospective Studies
Sex Distribution
Survival Rate
Uveal Neoplasms - epidemiology - pathology
Visual acuity
Young Adult
Abstract
To characterize uveal melanoma (UM) among children and young adults in a high-risk region for this cancer.
The medical records of consecutive patients 17 years, female sex, and if the ciliary body was involved.
Tumor stage was higher than in other regions. Age >17 years, female sex, and tumor stage adversely influenced survival among patients
PubMed ID
24568985
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