2014
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2014-305174
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Proton beam radiotherapy of diffuse iris melanoma in 54 patients

Abstract: As an alternative to enucleation, whole anterior segment fractionated proton beam radiotherapy offered excellent local tumour control in diffuse iris melanoma. Given the limited alternatives, the rate of complications appears acceptable and visual function could be preserved in the majority of the patients during follow-up.

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“…We recently published our own results on complete anterior segment proton beam therapy of diffuse iris melanoma [17]. Pre-existing glaucoma was found to be a high risk factor for visual loss.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…We recently published our own results on complete anterior segment proton beam therapy of diffuse iris melanoma [17]. Pre-existing glaucoma was found to be a high risk factor for visual loss.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Strahlenmakulo-und -optikopathien scheinen nach Brachytherapie mittels Iod-125-Applikator häufiger aufzutreten als nach Palladium-103 [30] und sind nach Pro-tonentherapie nicht zu erwarten [28]. Netzhautablösungen und Glaskörperblutungen sind nach Brachytherapie möglich [29].…”
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“…Die Bestrahlung kann mittels Plaquebrachytherapie, z. B. mit Iod-125-, Ruthenium-106-oder Palladium-103-Applikatoren[10,16,29,30], oder mittels Protonenstrahlung erfolgen[28]. Zur Brachytherapie gehören notwendigerweise die chirurgische Aufbringung und spätere Entfernung eines Applikators[16,30].…”
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“…PB is now widely used [5-9] due to its minimally invasive nature compared to resection or enucleation [7, 10]. Compared to proton therapy, PB delivers less radiation to the orbit and remainder of the globe [11] and leads to fewer post-treatment glaucoma [12-14]. Therefore, except for very large tumors, PB has been the treatment of choice over proton beam therapy for many ocular oncologists [15].…”
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confidence: 99%