Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology: Uveal Tumors

Description

Written by internationally renowned experts, the 3rd edition of this six volume textbook provides detailed practical guidance and advice on the diagnosis and management of the complete range of ocular cancers. Supplying the reader with state-of-the-art knowledge required in order to identify these cancers early and to treat them as effectively as possible, this book is divided into six volumes: Basic Principles, Eyelid and Conjunctival Tumors, Orbital Tumors, Uveal Tumors, Retinal Tumors, and Retinoblastoma. The information presented enables readers to provide effective patient care using the latest knowledge on ophthalmic oncology and to verify diagnostic conclusions based on comparison with numerous full-color clinical photographs from the authors' private collections, histopathologic microphotographs, imaging studies, and crisp illustrations. Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology's clinically focused and user-friendly format allows for rapid retrieval of information in daily practice and is written for residents, fellows, and any physician involved in the care of patients with ocular or orbital malignancies. Additionally, this edition adds several hundred new images to improve comprehension of procedures and techniques. This volume is devoted solely to uveal tumors, explaining various diagnostic and biopsy techniques, and describing the therapeutic options for different types of uveal tumors and their simulating conditions. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Uveal Tumors: Examination Techniques (Bertil E. Damato, Iwona Rospond-Kubiak)....Pages 1-9 Classification of Uveal Tumors (Bertil E. Damato, Sarah E. Coupland)....Pages 11-15 Benign Melanocytic Tumors of the Uvea (Miguel Materin, Arun D. Singh)....Pages 17-52 Uveal Melanoma: Epidemiologic Aspects (Nakul Singh, Stefan Seregard, Arun D. Singh)....Pages 53-69 Uveal Melanoma: Clinical Features (Leonidas Zografos, Ann Schalenbourg)....Pages 71-83 Uveal Melanoma: Differential Diagnosis (Bertil E. Damato, Armin R. Afshar)....Pages 85-108 Uveal Melanoma: Histopathologic Features (Tero T. Kivelä)....Pages 109-120 Uveal Melanoma: Molecular Pathology (Sarah E. Coupland, Helen Kalirai, Sophie Thornton, Bertil E. Damato)....Pages 121-133 Animal Models in Uveal Melanoma (Julia V. Burnier, Christina Mastromonaco, Jade Marie Lasiste, Miguel N. Burnier Jr.)....Pages 135-154 Iris Melanoma (Arun D. Singh, Bertil E. Damato)....Pages 155-184 Management of Patients with Posterior Uveal Melanoma (Bertil E. Damato)....Pages 185-199 Uveal Melanoma: Brachytherapy (Gustav Stålhammar, Stefan Seregard, Bertil E. Damato)....Pages 201-217 Uveal Melanoma: Proton Beam Radiation Therapy (Anne Marie Lane, Ivana K. Kim, Evangelos S. Gragoudas)....Pages 219-232 Uveal Melanoma: Stereotactic Radiation Therapy (Karin Dieckmann, Roman Dunavoelgyi, Gerald Viktor Langmann, Roy Ma, Richard Pötter, Michael Sommer et al.)....Pages 233-240 Uveal Melanoma: Phototherapy (Heinrich Heimann, Michael I. Seider, Bertil E. Damato)....Pages 241-247 Uveal Melanoma: Resection Techniques (Bertil E. Damato, Carl Groenewald)....Pages 249-260 Uveal Melanoma: The Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study (Ezekiel Weis, Tero T. Kivelä, Arun D. Singh)....Pages 261-272 Uveal Melanoma: Prognostic Factors (Robert Folberg, Jacob Pe’er)....Pages 273-278 Uveal Melanoma: Prognostication Methods (Sarah E. Coupland, Azzam Taktak, Antonio Eleuteri, Helen Kalirai, Sophie Thornton, Bertil E. Damato)....Pages 279-294 Uveal Melanoma: Mortality (Bertil E. Damato, Azzam Taktak)....Pages 295-304 Uveal Melanoma: Adjuvant Therapy (Jessica Yang, Elaine Binkley, Arun D. Singh, Richard D. Carvajal)....Pages 305-315 Uveal Melanoma: Metastases (Lucy T. Xu, Pauline Funchain, Ahmad A. Tarhini, Arun D. Singh)....Pages 317-329 Uveal Vascular Tumors (Masood Naseripour, Jørgen Krohn, Pukhraj Rishi, Arun D. Singh)....Pages 331-351 Uveal Neural Tumors (Victoria M. L. Cohen, Bertil E. Damato, Arun D. Singh)....Pages 353-364 Intraocular Manifestations of Hematopoietic Disorders (Bercin Tarlan, Hayyam Kiratli)....Pages 365-377 Uveal Myogenic, Fibro-histiocytic, and Histiocytic Tumors (Paul A. Rundle, Hardeep Singh Mudhar)....Pages 379-390 Uveal Lymphoproliferative Tumors (Sarah E. Coupland, Arun D. Singh)....Pages 391-402 Uveal Metastatic Tumors (Norbert Bornfeld, Arun D. Singh)....Pages 403-421 Uveal Osseous Tumors (Noel Horgan, Arun D. Singh)....Pages 423-439 Bilateral Diffuse Uveal Melanocytic Proliferation (Elaine Binkley, Ilya Leskov, Arun D. Singh)....Pages 441-446 Back Matter ....Pages 447-459