Surgical Technique, Indications, and Outcomes of BIOM-Assisted Transvitreal Biopsy for Uveal Melanoma.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Controversy exists regarding the best method for biopsy of uveal melanoma. We describe our transvitreal technique and evaluate the safety of this technique as well as the efficacy for obtaining sample for prognostic genetic profiling.

Methods

Description of surgical technique and retrospective case series. Medical records for uveal melanoma patients who underwent transvitreal biopsy using our described technique were analyzed for tumor size, location, primary treatment, method of biopsy, and any complications thereof. Characteristics of tumors that underwent transvitreal biopsy were noted including tumor size, location, or presence of subretinal fluid, to see whether these affected surgeon preference for biopsy modality. A cohort of contemporaneous uveal melanoma pat

SUBMITTER: Snyder LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8117563 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature