melanoma, the eye…

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retina, malignant melanoma, choroid, malignant melanoma, eye, eye tumor, ocular melanoma, melanoma, cancerous tumor, occur in various structures, in the eye, choroid, iris, ciliary body, choroid layer, most likely location of melanoma, in the eye, melanoma, very aggressive type of cancer, spread rapidly, occurs in, 6 people per million per year, excessive exposure to sunlight, important risk factor, occurrence of melanoma has greatly increased in recent decades, fair-skinned, blue-eyed people, affected most often, eye, the primary site, the tumor, cancer, have spread, eye from another location, no early symptoms, the tumor, eventually cause a retinal detachment, distortion of vision, melanoma, most common type of eye tumor in adults, primary melanoma, the eye is rare, a red, painful eye, small defect on the iris, conjunctiva, iris color, change, poor vision in one eye, bulging eyes, no symptoms, an eye examination, an ophthalmoscope reveals a single round, oval lump, tumor, the eye, eye ultrasound examination, cranial ct scan to look, spread, metastasis, brain, mri, the head to look, metastasis, brain, skin biopsy, there, affected area on the skin, small melanomas treated by laser, by radiation therapy, chemotherapy needed tumor has spread, surgical removal, the eye necessary, prevent the spread of tumor, brain, organs, additional resources, cancer support group, melanoma, the eye depends upon the size, the cancer, time of diagnosis, between 60%, 80% of patients, survive at least 5 years, time of diagnosis cancer has not spread outside the eye, metastasized, has been spread outside the eye, chance of survival is much lower, spread, the tumor to other areas, complication, a melanoma, the eye is suspected, most important way, prevent eye melanoma, excessive exposure to sunlight, between 10 a, m, 2 p, m, sun's rays, most intense, wear sunglasses, sure they have ultraviolet protection.