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On head and neck CT scan, uveal melanoma is characterized by elevated, hyperdense sharply marginated lenticular or mushroom shaped lesions that enhance with administration of contrast.<ref name="radio"> Retinoblastoma. Radiopedia(2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/primary-uveal-malignant-melanoma Accessed on October 21, 2015</ref> | On [[head]] and [[neck]] [[CT scan]], uveal melanoma is characterized by elevated, hyperdense sharply marginated [[lenticular]] or mushroom shaped [[lesions]] that enhance with administration of contrast.<ref name="radio"> Retinoblastoma. Radiopedia(2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/primary-uveal-malignant-melanoma Accessed on October 21, 2015</ref> | ||
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CT is able to identify most uveal melanomas which appear as elevated, hyperdense sharply marginated lenticular or mushroom shaped lesions, which enhance with administration of contrast.<ref name="radio"> Retinoblastoma. Radiopedia(2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/primary-uveal-malignant-melanoma Accessed on October 21, 2015</ref> | CT is able to identify most uveal melanomas which appear as elevated, hyperdense sharply marginated lenticular or mushroom shaped [[lesions]], which enhance with administration of contrast.<ref name="radio"> Retinoblastoma. Radiopedia(2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/primary-uveal-malignant-melanoma Accessed on October 21, 2015</ref> | ||
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Axial_C_delayed_choroidal_malignant_melanoma.png|Axial C+ delayed orbital malignant melanoma<ref name="radio1">Image courtesy of Dr. Frank Gaillard [http://www.radiopaedia.org Radiopaedia] (original file http://radiopaedia.org/articles/primary-uveal-malignant-melanoma]).[http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC</ref> | Axial_C_delayed_choroidal_malignant_melanoma.png|Axial C+ delayed orbital malignant melanoma<ref name="radio1">Image courtesy of Dr. Frank Gaillard [http://www.radiopaedia.org Radiopaedia] (original file http://radiopaedia.org/articles/primary-uveal-malignant-melanoma]).[http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]
Overview
On head and neck CT scan, uveal melanoma is characterized by elevated, hyperdense sharply marginated lenticular or mushroom shaped lesions that enhance with administration of contrast.[1]
CT
CT is able to identify most uveal melanomas which appear as elevated, hyperdense sharply marginated lenticular or mushroom shaped lesions, which enhance with administration of contrast.[1]
![Axial C+ delayed orbital malignant melanoma[2]](/index.php/File:Axial_C_delayed_choroidal_malignant_melanoma.png)
![Coronal C+ delayed orbital malignant melanoma[2]](/index.php/File:Coronal_C_delayed_orbital_malignant_melanoma.png)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Retinoblastoma. Radiopedia(2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/primary-uveal-malignant-melanoma Accessed on October 21, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Image courtesy of Dr. Frank Gaillard Radiopaedia (original file http://radiopaedia.org/articles/primary-uveal-malignant-melanoma]).[http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC