Trends in incidence survival and management of uveal melanoma: a population-based study of 7516 patients from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results database (1973–2012)

摘要

IntroductionUveal melanoma (UM) is the most common primary intraocular malignancy, despite comprising <5% of all melanomas. To date, relatively few case series of UM have been published. Moreover, the factors influencing survival remain largely unknown. This study sought to analyze the impact of demographics, histology, clinical presentation, and treatments on the clinical outcomes of UM in a large modern nationwide patient cohort.