Curtin V T
Mod Probl Ophthalmol. 1979;20:115-20.
53 cases of choroidal and ciliary body melanomas have been followed for a minimum of 5 years. 26 patients had enucleation after an initial period of observation, mainly because of growth. Survival rates of these patients compared to other series treated by initial enucleation are unaffected. Small melanomas which did not grow did not cause death in this series. The results of this series thus far indicate that patient survival is not jeopardized by initial observation and that useful vision is preserved for many patients.
对53例脉络膜和睫状体黑色素瘤患者进行了至少5年的随访。26例患者在经过初始观察期后接受了眼球摘除术，主要原因是肿瘤生长。与其他一开始就接受眼球摘除术治疗的系列病例相比，这些患者的生存率未受影响。在本系列病例中，未生长的小黑色素瘤未导致患者死亡。该系列病例目前的结果表明，初始观察不会危及患者的生存，而且许多患者的有用视力得以保留。
