. Conservative treatment of choroidal melanomas ofthe posterior pole

摘要

Conservative treatment of ocular melanoma is used whenever possible.The Genoa ocular oncology study group (GOOSG) treated small and medium choroidal melanomas (thickness < 5 mm) with ruthenium plaque, except for tumours located near the optic disc. These and medium-large melanomas were treated with proton beam irradiation. We evalueted the results of such conservative treatment for choroidal melanomas of the posterior pole.