Long-Term Outcomes in Uveal Melanoma After Ruthenium-106 Brachytherapy.

ABSTRACT: Uveal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy. The aim of this retrospective study was to report the results after ruthenium-106 (Ru-106) plaque brachytherapy for uveal melanoma in terms of tumor control, visual acuity, radiation-related complications, tumor recurrence, metastases, and patients' survival rate during 4 years' follow-up. A total of 355 eyes from 355 patients have been treated with Ru-106 plaque brachytherapy for uveal melanoma between February 2011 and March 2020. Five patients were lost to follow-up, and then 350 eyes of 350 patients (mean age 58 ± 11 years) were enrolled in this retrospective study. All patients underwent a complete ophthalmic examination including echography and spectral domain-optical coherence tomography. The mean follow-up was 4 year

SUBMITTER: Cennamo G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8763327 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature