Iris Neoplasms - Therapy
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

[Breast cancer metastases in the iris: does treatment modifies natural history of the illness?]

30 Mar 2008 The 4-5% of the breast cancer patients have metastases in the eye. We present the case of a 30-year-old woman with an infiltrant duct carcinoma of the breast pT2N2M0 HER2 positive. Six months after primary radical treatment she had a systemic ... Read more...

Red lesions of the iris, choroid, and skin secondary to metastatic carcinoma of the thyroid: a review.

30 Aug 2007 An 83-year-old man was seen with a history of bilateral progressive loss of vision of 1 month's duration. On examination, there was a reddish, nodular lesion adjacent to the right side of the nose. Slit-lamp examination revealed a reddish iris mass ... Read more...

Factors associated with elevated intraocular pressure in eyes with iris melanoma.

30 May 2001 AIM: To identify clinical factors associated with secondary elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in eyes with iris malignant melanoma METHODS: A retrospective case series of 169 consecutive patients with microscopically confirmed iris malignant ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Iris Neoplasms - Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Breast cancer metastases in the iris: does treatment modifies natural history of the illness?] 30 Mar 2008
• Treatment of iris melanoma and secondary neovascular glaucoma using bevacizumab and plaque radiotherapy. 30 Mar 2008
• Red lesions of the iris, choroid, and skin secondary to metastatic carcinoma of the thyroid: a review. 30 Aug 2007
• Juvenile xanthogranuloma of the iris as the first manifestation of a neurofibromatosis. 29 Apr 2003
• Management of iris melanoma with secondary glaucoma. 30 Jan 2002
• Factors associated with elevated intraocular pressure in eyes with iris melanoma. 30 May 2001
• Primary ocular posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease in pediatric liver transplant patients. 30 Dec 2000
• Iris melanoma: risk factors for metastasis in 169 consecutive patients. 30 Dec 2000
• Iris lymphoma in a pediatric cardiac transplant recipient: clinicopathologic findings. 30 Jul 2000
• [Relapse of small cell carcinoma of the lung with metastasis to iris] 29 Apr 2000
• Iris involvement in primary intraocular lymphoma: report of two cases and review of the literature. 29 Apr 2000
• Iris melanomas: diagnosis and management. 30 Dec 1996
• Multimodal management of diffuse neonatal hemangiomatosis. 30 Jan 1996
• Plasmacytoma of the eye and orbit. 30 Dec 1995
• Metastatic tumors to the iris in 40 patients. 30 Mar 1995
• Metastatic tumors to the uvea. 30 Dec 1992
• [The clinico-morphological characteristics of the annular form of iridociliary neoplasms] 29 Jun 1992
• Uveal melanoma in teenagers and children. A report of 40 cases. 30 Oct 1991
• [Diffuse retinoblastoma--apropos of a case] 30 Dec 1988

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Technical information about 'Iris Neoplasms'

Definition: Tumors of the iris characterized by increased pigmentation of melanocytes. Iris nevi are composed of proliferated melanocytes and are associated with neurofibromatosis and malignant melanoma of the choroid and ciliary body. Malignant melanoma of the iris often originates from preexisting nevi.

Descriptor UI: D015811

Alternative terms: Iris Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Iris; Iris Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Iris;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; blood supply; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; secondary; secretion; surgery; therapy; ultrastructure; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: C04.588.364.978.400; C11.319.494.400; C11.941.375.375; C11.941.855.400;

History Note: 90

Technical Notes: /blood supply /chem /second /secret /ultrastruct permitted; coord IM with histol type of neopl (IM)