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A non-contiguous recurrence of the ciliary body melanoma—is cataract surgery a risk factor?

In this paper authors presented a case of non-contiguous recurrence of ciliary body melanoma following cataract surgery, detected by ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM), three years after ruthenium-106 (106Ru) brachytherapy.Long-term close follow-up of ciliary body melanoma after brachytherapy with UBM examination that involves 360° of the anterior eye segment circumference is mandatory. More than that, in case of cataract surgery, the follow-up intervals should be much shorter than recommended. Based on the current literature evidence, the authors advocate for UBM to be clarified in the new guidelines for plaque brachytherapy of uveal melanoma as the fundamental method for identifying ciliary body tumours, their regression and complications of local treatment.

ciliary body melanoma ; cataract surgery ; non-contiguous recurrence

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