Tanev V, Ilieva E
J Fr Ophtalmol. 1980;3(11):631-8.
The angiographic pictures of 155 certified malignant melanomas, 15 metastatic intraocular tumours and 16 haemangiomas of the uvea are discussed. Eight angiographic signs are differentiated which can be observed in different combinations by different types of intraocular tumours. Correlation between the number of the angiographic signs by which the tumour is presented and its prominence, calculated by means of ultrasound biometry is proved. A malignant melanoma with high prominence is demonstrated by 3 signs, while for a certain diagnosis of tumours with low prominence, at least 6 angiographic signs should be observed. by means of methods of statistics, such as correlation and variation diagnostic differences in the angiographic pictures of the discussed 3 types of tumours are found, having compared tumours with equal prominence. It turns out that malignant melanomas with low prominence present a marked fluorescence (6 signs at least), while the haemangiomas of the uvea, with the same prominence are presented with less fluorescentic signs (maximum 4), and the metastatic tumours with even less (2-3 signs).