Journal article
Comparison of primary and secondary enucleation for uveal melanoma
Orbit (Amsterdam), Vol.36(6), pp.422-427
11/02/2017
DOI: 10.1080/01676830.2017.1337183
PMID: 28812919
Abstract
We investigated operative course and post-operative findings of patients undergoing primary enucleation for uveal melanoma versus those requiring secondary enucleation after brachytherapy. A retrospective chart review was performed with IRB approval on patients receiving treatment for uveal melanoma. Patients with enucleation as initial treatment and patients enucleated after plaque brachytherapy were analyzed for demographic data, operative course, and post-enucleation outcome. Further cause analysis for secondary enucleations was investigated. No significant difference was seen in age, laterality, or gender between the primarily enucleated (n = 54) and secondarily enucleated (n = 34) groups. Greater difficulty with surgery was noted in 28/32 (87.5%) of secondary enucleations compared to 1/54 (1.8%) of primary enucleations (p < 0.0001). Operative time was >2 hours in 3/51 (6%) of primary enucleations (vs. 8 of 32, 25%, p = 0.02). Average implant size was similar in the 2 groups (20.6 mm), however 2/34 (6%) of secondary enucleations required dermis fat grafting. Post-enucleation anophthalmic ptosis occurred after 8/49 (16%) of primary cases (vs. 13/30, 43%, p = 0.02) and prosthetic enophthalmos after none (0%) of primary cases (vs. 5/30, 17%, p = 0.006). Class 2 gene expression profile was found in 6/8 (60%) of eyes enucleated for treatment failure. Secondary enucleation performed after plaque brachytherapy was technically more difficult, and had more anophthalmic socket and eyelid complications compared to primary enucleation for uveal melanoma. Primary enucleation may avoid additional surgery and morbidity in a subset of patients with contraindications to plaque brachytherapy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Comparison of primary and secondary enucleation for uveal melanoma
- Creators
- Chau M Pham - Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University in St. LouisPhilip L Custer - Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University in St. LouisSteven M Couch - Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Orbit (Amsterdam), Vol.36(6), pp.422-427
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- DOI
- 10.1080/01676830.2017.1337183
- PMID
- 28812919
- ISSN
- 0167-6830
- eISSN
- 1744-5108
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/02/2017
- Academic Unit
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984111971702771
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