Eman Said Zaid Turky  <br/><br/>
Current non surgical management of uveal melanoma /  
 الطرق الغير جراحية المستخدمة لعلاج الاورام الصبغية بعنبة العين 
Eman Said Zaid Turky ; Supervised Mohammed Mahmoud Alsaed , Mohammed Abdalmoneim Hassaballah , Mahmoud Salah Mostafa 
 - Cairo :   Eman Said Zaid Turky ,   2009 
 - 78P. :   facsimiles ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Ophthalmology 
<br/><br/> Uveal melanoma is the most common primary malignant intraocular tumor in adults . It arises from melanocytes of uveal tract and  most commonly affects the choroid . Choroidal melanoma has a high incidence of metastasis with an overall mortality rate up to 50% in 10years . In this work we will discuss current non surgical management in treatment of uveal melanoma which includes transpupillary thermotherapy photocagulation cryotherapy brachytherapy with various isotopes and external beam radiotherapy photodynamic therapy and sterotactic radiosurgery including Gamma Knife sterotactic radiosurgery (GKS) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Brachytherapy Photocagulation Transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT)