Vitreoretinal Surgery in the Prevention and Treatment of Toxic Tumour Syndrome in Uveal Melanoma: A Systematic Review

Vitreoretinal Surgery in the Prevention and Treatment of Toxic Tumour Syndrome in Uveal Melanoma: A Systematic Review

Toxic tumour syndrome (TTS) is a particularly aggressive form of secondary vasculopathy occurring after radiation therapy of uveal melanoma due to the persistence of the necrotic tumour mass inside the eye. The development of TTS confers a particularly unfavourable functional and anatomical ocular p...

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Main Authors: Mario R. Romano, Fiammetta Catania, Filippo Confalonieri, Piero Zollet, Davide Allegrini, Jessica Sergenti, Francesco B. Lanza, Mariantonia Ferrara, Martina Angi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
choroidal melanoma
toxic tumour syndrome
proton beam therapy
endoresection
endodrainage
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/18/10066

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