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Metastatic Choroid Melanoma

MedGen UID:
1712820
•Concept ID:
C5239373
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

Choroid melanoma that has spread from its primary site to another anatomic site. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMetastatic Choroid Melanoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Uveal Melanoma Treatment and Prognostication.
Dogrusöz M, Jager MJ, Damato B
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2017 Mar-Apr;6(2):186-196. doi: 10.22608/APO.201734. PMID: 28399342
Metastatic disease from uveal melanoma: treatment options and future prospects.
Carvajal RD, Schwartz GK, Tezel T, Marr B, Francis JH, Nathan PD
Br J Ophthalmol 2017 Jan;101(1):38-44. Epub 2016 Aug 29 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2016-309034. PMID: 27574175Free PMC Article
Uveal melanoma: From diagnosis to treatment and the science in between.
Chattopadhyay C, Kim DW, Gombos DS, Oba J, Qin Y, Williams MD, Esmaeli B, Grimm EA, Wargo JA, Woodman SE, Patel SP
Cancer 2016 Aug 1;122(15):2299-312. Epub 2016 Mar 15 doi: 10.1002/cncr.29727. PMID: 26991400Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Management of Uveal Melanoma: Updated Cancer Care Alberta Clinical Practice Guideline.
Weis E, Surgeoner B, Salopek TG, Cheng T, Hyrcza M, Kostaras X, Larocque M, McKinnon G, McWhae J, Menon G, Monzon J, Murtha AD, Walker J, Temple-Oberle C
Curr Oncol 2023 Dec 20;31(1):24-41. doi: 10.3390/curroncol31010002. PMID: 38275828Free PMC Article
Uveal melanoma: From diagnosis to treatment and the science in between.
Chattopadhyay C, Kim DW, Gombos DS, Oba J, Qin Y, Williams MD, Esmaeli B, Grimm EA, Wargo JA, Woodman SE, Patel SP
Cancer 2016 Aug 1;122(15):2299-312. Epub 2016 Mar 15 doi: 10.1002/cncr.29727. PMID: 26991400Free PMC Article
Uveal Melanoma UK National Guidelines.
Nathan P, Cohen V, Coupland S, Curtis K, Damato B, Evans J, Fenwick S, Kirkpatrick L, Li O, Marshall E, McGuirk K, Ottensmeier C, Pearce N, Salvi S, Stedman B, Szlosarek P, Turnbull N; United Kingdom Uveal Melanoma Guideline Development Working Group
Eur J Cancer 2015 Nov;51(16):2404-12. Epub 2015 Aug 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2015.07.013. PMID: 26278648
Ocular phototherapy.
Singh AD
Eye (Lond) 2013 Feb;27(2):190-8. Epub 2012 Dec 14 doi: 10.1038/eye.2012.258. PMID: 23238445Free PMC Article
Ocular melanoma.
Laver NV, McLaughlin ME, Duker JS
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2010 Dec;134(12):1778-84. doi: 10.5858/2009-0441-RAR.1. PMID: 21128775

Diagnosis

Cancers of the eye.
Maheshwari A, Finger PT
Cancer Metastasis Rev 2018 Dec;37(4):677-690. doi: 10.1007/s10555-018-9762-9. PMID: 30203109
Uveal Melanoma Treatment and Prognostication.
Dogrusöz M, Jager MJ, Damato B
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2017 Mar-Apr;6(2):186-196. doi: 10.22608/APO.201734. PMID: 28399342
Uveal melanoma: From diagnosis to treatment and the science in between.
Chattopadhyay C, Kim DW, Gombos DS, Oba J, Qin Y, Williams MD, Esmaeli B, Grimm EA, Wargo JA, Woodman SE, Patel SP
Cancer 2016 Aug 1;122(15):2299-312. Epub 2016 Mar 15 doi: 10.1002/cncr.29727. PMID: 26991400Free PMC Article
Ocular melanoma.
Laver NV, McLaughlin ME, Duker JS
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2010 Dec;134(12):1778-84. doi: 10.5858/2009-0441-RAR.1. PMID: 21128775
Choroidal osteoma.
Shields CL, Shields JA, Augsburger JJ
Surv Ophthalmol 1988 Jul-Aug;33(1):17-27. doi: 10.1016/0039-6257(88)90069-0. PMID: 3051466

Therapy

Determinants of Long-Term Survival in Metastatic Choroidal and Ciliary Body Melanoma.
Rantala ES, Parrozzani R, Hernberg MM, Chiarion-Sileni V, Kivelä TT, Midena E
Am J Ophthalmol 2023 Feb;246:258-272. Epub 2022 Nov 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2022.10.017. PMID: 36328199
Necrosis of uveal melanoma post-COVID-19 vaccination.
Wagle AM, Wu BC, Gopal L, Sundar G
Indian J Ophthalmol 2022 May;70(5):1837-1840. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_3040_21. PMID: 35502089Free PMC Article
The rationale for treating uveal melanoma with adjuvant melatonin: a review of the literature.
Hagström A, Kal Omar R, Williams PA, Stålhammar G
BMC Cancer 2022 Apr 13;22(1):398. doi: 10.1186/s12885-022-09464-w. PMID: 35413810Free PMC Article
VITREOUS SEEDING OF CHOROIDAL MELANOMA.
Raval V, Bowen RC, Soto H, Biscotti C, Yeaney G, Sears J, Singh A
Retina 2021 Apr 1;41(4):890-894. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000002989. PMID: 33009220
Ocular oncology: advances in retinoblastoma, uveal melanoma and conjunctival melanoma.
Vasalaki M, Fabian ID, Reddy MA, Cohen VM, Sagoo MS
Br Med Bull 2017 Jan 1;121(1):107-119. doi: 10.1093/bmb/ldw053. PMID: 28069617

Prognosis

Uveal melanoma: In the era of new treatments.
Wespiser M, Neidhardt E, Negrier S
Cancer Treat Rev 2023 Sep;119:102599. Epub 2023 Jul 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2023.102599. PMID: 37473516
Orbital indications.
Ganz JC
Prog Brain Res 2022;268(1):315-327. Epub 2021 Dec 14 doi: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2021.10.039. PMID: 35074088
Metastatic disease from uveal melanoma: treatment options and future prospects.
Carvajal RD, Schwartz GK, Tezel T, Marr B, Francis JH, Nathan PD
Br J Ophthalmol 2017 Jan;101(1):38-44. Epub 2016 Aug 29 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2016-309034. PMID: 27574175Free PMC Article
Uveal melanoma: From diagnosis to treatment and the science in between.
Chattopadhyay C, Kim DW, Gombos DS, Oba J, Qin Y, Williams MD, Esmaeli B, Grimm EA, Wargo JA, Woodman SE, Patel SP
Cancer 2016 Aug 1;122(15):2299-312. Epub 2016 Mar 15 doi: 10.1002/cncr.29727. PMID: 26991400Free PMC Article
Choroidal osteoma.
Shields CL, Shields JA, Augsburger JJ
Surv Ophthalmol 1988 Jul-Aug;33(1):17-27. doi: 10.1016/0039-6257(88)90069-0. PMID: 3051466

Clinical prediction guides

Iris melanoma: Review of clinical features, risks, management, and outcomes.
Cherkas E, Kalafatis NE, Marous MR, Shields CL
Clin Dermatol 2024 Jan-Feb;42(1):62-70. Epub 2023 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2023.10.009. PMID: 37865279
Cancers of the eye.
Maheshwari A, Finger PT
Cancer Metastasis Rev 2018 Dec;37(4):677-690. doi: 10.1007/s10555-018-9762-9. PMID: 30203109
Uveal Melanoma Treatment and Prognostication.
Dogrusöz M, Jager MJ, Damato B
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2017 Mar-Apr;6(2):186-196. doi: 10.22608/APO.201734. PMID: 28399342
Uveal Melanoma UK National Guidelines.
Nathan P, Cohen V, Coupland S, Curtis K, Damato B, Evans J, Fenwick S, Kirkpatrick L, Li O, Marshall E, McGuirk K, Ottensmeier C, Pearce N, Salvi S, Stedman B, Szlosarek P, Turnbull N; United Kingdom Uveal Melanoma Guideline Development Working Group
Eur J Cancer 2015 Nov;51(16):2404-12. Epub 2015 Aug 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2015.07.013. PMID: 26278648
Uveal melanoma: estimating prognosis.
Kaliki S, Shields CL, Shields JA
Indian J Ophthalmol 2015 Feb;63(2):93-102. doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.154367. PMID: 25827538Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Vitreoretinal Surgery in the Prevention and Treatment of Toxic Tumour Syndrome in Uveal Melanoma: A Systematic Review.
Romano MR, Catania F, Confalonieri F, Zollet P, Allegrini D, Sergenti J, Lanza FB, Ferrara M, Angi M
Int J Mol Sci 2021 Sep 17;22(18) doi: 10.3390/ijms221810066. PMID: 34576231Free PMC Article
Secondary glaucoma as initial manifestation of ring melanoma: a case report and review of literature.
Zhao M, Mu Y, Dang Y, Zhu Y
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2014;7(11):8163-9. Epub 2014 Oct 15 PMID: 25550867Free PMC Article

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