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==Overview==
==Overview==
A positive history of pre-existing iris nevus which increased in size, eye pain, visual loss, blurred vision, floaters, age between 50_70 years old, male gender, white race, pregnancy, mpaired immune system, light colored-irides, sunlight exposure, trauma, and fluorescent lighting exposure is suggestive of uveal melanoma. The most common symptoms of name] include , eye pain, blurred vision, eye redness, loss of [[peripheral vision]], poor or [[blurry vision]] in one [[eye]], a dark spot on  the [[iris]], seeing flashing lights, and floaters.
A positive [[History and Physical examination|history]] of pre-existing [[iris]] [[nevus]] which increased in size, [[eye pain]], [[Vision loss|visual loss]], [[blurred vision]], [[Floater|floaters]], age between 50_70 years old, [[male]] gender, white [[race]], [[pregnancy]], [[Immune system disorder|impaired immune system]], light colored-irides, [[sunlight]] exposure, [[trauma]], and [[Fluorescence|fluorescent]] lighting exposure is suggestive of uveal melanoma. The most common [[Symptom|symptoms]] of name] include ,[[eye pain]], [[blurred vision]], [[eye]] redness, loss of [[peripheral vision]], poor or [[blurry vision]] in one [[eye]], a dark spot on  the [[iris]], seeing flashing lights, and [[Floater|floaters]].
==History and Symptoms==
==History and Symptoms==


* Symptoms of uveal melanoma include eye pain, blurred vision, eye redness, loss of [[peripheral vision]], poor or [[blurry vision]] in one [[eye]], a dark spot on  the [[iris]], seeing flashing lights, and floaters.
*[[Symptoms]] of uveal melanoma include [[eye pain]], [[blurred vision]], [[eye]] redness, loss of [[peripheral vision]], poor or [[blurry vision]] in one [[eye]], a dark spot on  the [[iris]], seeing flashing lights, and [[floaters]].


=== History ===
=== History ===
Patients with uveal melanoma may have a positive history of:<ref name="EganSeddon1988">{{cite journal|last1=Egan|first1=Kathleen M.|last2=Seddon|first2=Johanna M.|last3=Glynn|first3=Robert J.|last4=Gragoudas|first4=Evangelos S.|last5=Albert|first5=Daniel M.|title=Epidemiologic aspects of uveal melanoma|journal=Survey of Ophthalmology|volume=32|issue=4|year=1988|pages=239–251|issn=00396257|doi=10.1016/0039-6257(88)90173-7}}</ref><ref name="NCI">Uveal melanoma. National Cancer Institute(2015) http://www.cancer.gov/types/eye/hp/intraocular-melanoma-treatment-pdq Accessed on October 24 2015</ref><ref name="vanKoopmans2013">{{cite journal|last1=van|first1=J.G.M.|last2=Koopmans|first2=A.E.|last3=Verdijk|first3=R.M.|last4=Naus|first4=N.C.|last5=de|first5=A.|last6=Kilic|first6=E.|title=Diagnosis, Histopathologic and Genetic Classification of Uveal Melanoma|year=2013|doi=10.5772/53631}}</ref><ref name="Reese1944">{{cite journal|last1=Reese|first1=Algernon B.|title=Pigment Freckles of the Iris (Benign Melanomas): Their Significance in Relation to Malignant Melanoma of the Uvea⋆|journal=American Journal of Ophthalmology|volume=27|issue=3|year=1944|pages=217–226|issn=00029394|doi=10.1016/S0002-9394(44)91382-6}}</ref><ref name="Siegel1963">{{cite journal|last1=Siegel|first1=Ralph|title=Malignant Ocular Melanoma During Pregnancy|journal=JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association|volume=185|issue=6|year=1963|pages=542|issn=0098-7484|doi=10.1001/jama.1963.03060060140028}}</ref><ref name="FisherKripke1982">{{cite journal|last1=Fisher|first1=M.|last2=Kripke|first2=M.|title=Suppressor T lymphocytes control the development of primary skin cancers in ultraviolet-irradiated mice|journal=Science|volume=216|issue=4550|year=1982|pages=1133–1134|issn=0036-8075|doi=10.1126/science.6210958}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Risk Factors for Ocular Melanoma: Western Canada Melanoma Study<xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN1">2</xref><xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN2">3</xref>|journal=JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute|year=1985|issn=1460-2105|doi=10.1093/jnci/74.4.775}}</ref><ref name="TuckerShields1985">{{cite journal|last1=Tucker|first1=Margaret A.|last2=Shields|first2=Jerry A.|last3=Hartge|first3=Patricia|last4=Augsburger|first4=James|last5=Hoover|first5=Robert N.|last6=Fraumeni|first6=Joseph F.|title=Sunlight Exposure as Risk Factor for Intraocular Malignant Melanoma|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=313|issue=13|year=1985|pages=789–792|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJM198509263131305}}</ref><ref name="BabaBlumenkranz1986">{{cite journal|last1=Baba|first1=F. E.|last2=Blumenkranz|first2=M.|title=Malignant Melanoma at the Site of Penetrating Ocular Trauma|journal=Archives of Ophthalmology|volume=104|issue=3|year=1986|pages=405–409|issn=0003-9950|doi=10.1001/archopht.1986.01050150105038}}</ref><ref name="BeralShaw1982">{{cite journal|last1=Beral|first1=Valerie|last2=Shaw|first2=Helen|last3=Evans|first3=Susan|last4=Milton|first4=Gerald|title=MALIGNANT MELANOMA AND EXPOSURE TO FLUORESCENT LIGHTING AT WORK|journal=The Lancet|volume=320|issue=8293|year=1982|pages=290–293|issn=01406736|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(82)90270-7}}</ref>
Patients with uveal melanoma may have a positive history of:<ref name="EganSeddon1988">{{cite journal|last1=Egan|first1=Kathleen M.|last2=Seddon|first2=Johanna M.|last3=Glynn|first3=Robert J.|last4=Gragoudas|first4=Evangelos S.|last5=Albert|first5=Daniel M.|title=Epidemiologic aspects of uveal melanoma|journal=Survey of Ophthalmology|volume=32|issue=4|year=1988|pages=239–251|issn=00396257|doi=10.1016/0039-6257(88)90173-7}}</ref><ref name="NCI">Uveal melanoma. National Cancer Institute(2015) http://www.cancer.gov/types/eye/hp/intraocular-melanoma-treatment-pdq Accessed on October 24 2015</ref><ref name="vanKoopmans2013">{{cite journal|last1=van|first1=J.G.M.|last2=Koopmans|first2=A.E.|last3=Verdijk|first3=R.M.|last4=Naus|first4=N.C.|last5=de|first5=A.|last6=Kilic|first6=E.|title=Diagnosis, Histopathologic and Genetic Classification of Uveal Melanoma|year=2013|doi=10.5772/53631}}</ref><ref name="Reese1944">{{cite journal|last1=Reese|first1=Algernon B.|title=Pigment Freckles of the Iris (Benign Melanomas): Their Significance in Relation to Malignant Melanoma of the Uvea⋆|journal=American Journal of Ophthalmology|volume=27|issue=3|year=1944|pages=217–226|issn=00029394|doi=10.1016/S0002-9394(44)91382-6}}</ref><ref name="Siegel1963">{{cite journal|last1=Siegel|first1=Ralph|title=Malignant Ocular Melanoma During Pregnancy|journal=JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association|volume=185|issue=6|year=1963|pages=542|issn=0098-7484|doi=10.1001/jama.1963.03060060140028}}</ref><ref name="FisherKripke1982">{{cite journal|last1=Fisher|first1=M.|last2=Kripke|first2=M.|title=Suppressor T lymphocytes control the development of primary skin cancers in ultraviolet-irradiated mice|journal=Science|volume=216|issue=4550|year=1982|pages=1133–1134|issn=0036-8075|doi=10.1126/science.6210958}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Risk Factors for Ocular Melanoma: Western Canada Melanoma Study<xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN1">2</xref><xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN2">3</xref>|journal=JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute|year=1985|issn=1460-2105|doi=10.1093/jnci/74.4.775}}</ref><ref name="TuckerShields1985">{{cite journal|last1=Tucker|first1=Margaret A.|last2=Shields|first2=Jerry A.|last3=Hartge|first3=Patricia|last4=Augsburger|first4=James|last5=Hoover|first5=Robert N.|last6=Fraumeni|first6=Joseph F.|title=Sunlight Exposure as Risk Factor for Intraocular Malignant Melanoma|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=313|issue=13|year=1985|pages=789–792|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJM198509263131305}}</ref><ref name="BabaBlumenkranz1986">{{cite journal|last1=Baba|first1=F. E.|last2=Blumenkranz|first2=M.|title=Malignant Melanoma at the Site of Penetrating Ocular Trauma|journal=Archives of Ophthalmology|volume=104|issue=3|year=1986|pages=405–409|issn=0003-9950|doi=10.1001/archopht.1986.01050150105038}}</ref><ref name="BeralShaw1982">{{cite journal|last1=Beral|first1=Valerie|last2=Shaw|first2=Helen|last3=Evans|first3=Susan|last4=Milton|first4=Gerald|title=MALIGNANT MELANOMA AND EXPOSURE TO FLUORESCENT LIGHTING AT WORK|journal=The Lancet|volume=320|issue=8293|year=1982|pages=290–293|issn=01406736|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(82)90270-7}}</ref>


* Pre-existing iris nevus which increased in size
* Pre-existing [[iris]] [[nevus]] which increased in size
* Eye pain
*[[Eye pain]]
* Visual loss
*[[Vision loss|Visual loss]]
* Blurred vision
*[[Blurred vision]]
* Floaters
*[[Floaters]]
* Age between 50_70 years old
*[[Ageing|Age]] between 50_70 years old
* Male gender
*[[Male]] gender
* white race
* white [[Race for Life|race]]
* Pregnancy  
*[[Pregnancy]]
* Impaired immune system
*[[Immune system disorder|Impaired immune system]]
* light colored-irides
* light colored-irides
* Sunlight exposure
*[[Sunlight]] exposure
* Trauma
*[[Trauma]]
* Fluorescent lighting exposure
*[[Fluorescent]] lighting exposure


===Common Symptoms===
===Common Symptoms===
Common symptoms of uveal melanoma include:<ref name="radio">Retinoblastoma. Radiopedia(2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/primary-uveal-malignant-melanoma Accessed on October 21, 2015</ref> <ref name="pmid23826405">{{cite journal| author=Jovanovic P, Mihajlovic M, Djordjevic-Jocic J, Vlajkovic S, Cekic S, Stefanovic V| title=Ocular melanoma: an overview of the current status. | journal=Int J Clin Exp Pathol | year= 2013 | volume= 6 | issue= 7 | pages= 1230-44 | pmid=23826405 | doi= | pmc=PMC3693189 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23826405  }} </ref>
Common [[Symptom|symptoms]] of uveal melanoma include:<ref name="radio">Retinoblastoma. Radiopedia(2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/primary-uveal-malignant-melanoma Accessed on October 21, 2015</ref> <ref name="pmid23826405">{{cite journal| author=Jovanovic P, Mihajlovic M, Djordjevic-Jocic J, Vlajkovic S, Cekic S, Stefanovic V| title=Ocular melanoma: an overview of the current status. | journal=Int J Clin Exp Pathol | year= 2013 | volume= 6 | issue= 7 | pages= 1230-44 | pmid=23826405 | doi= | pmc=PMC3693189 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23826405  }} </ref>


*[[Eye pain]]
*[[Eye pain]]
*[[Blurred vision]]
*[[Blurred vision]]
*Eye redness
*[[Eye]] redness
*Loss of [[peripheral vision]]
*Loss of [[peripheral vision]]
*Poor or [[blurry vision]] in one [[eye]]
*Poor or [[blurry vision]] in one [[eye]]
*A dark spot on the [[iris]]
*A dark spot on the [[iris]]
*Seeing flashing lights
*Seeing flashing lights
*[[Floaters]]
*[[Floaters]]


=== Less Common Symptoms ===
=== Less Common Symptoms ===
Less common symptoms of uveal melanoma include:
Less common [[Symptoms and Signs|symptoms]] of uveal melanoma include:


*Severe [[headache]]
*Severe [[headache]]

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Overview

A positive history of pre-existing iris nevus which increased in size, eye pain, visual loss, blurred vision, floaters, age between 50_70 years old, male gender, white race, pregnancy, impaired immune system, light colored-irides, sunlight exposure, trauma, and fluorescent lighting exposure is suggestive of uveal melanoma. The most common symptoms of name] include ,eye pain, blurred vision, eye redness, loss of peripheral vision, poor or blurry vision in one eye, a dark spot on the iris, seeing flashing lights, and floaters.

History and Symptoms

History

Patients with uveal melanoma may have a positive history of:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Common Symptoms

Common symptoms of uveal melanoma include:[11] [12]

Less Common Symptoms

Less common symptoms of uveal melanoma include:

References

  1. ↑ Egan, Kathleen M.; Seddon, Johanna M.; Glynn, Robert J.; Gragoudas, Evangelos S.; Albert, Daniel M. (1988). "Epidemiologic aspects of uveal melanoma". Survey of Ophthalmology. 32 (4): 239–251. doi:10.1016/0039-6257(88)90173-7. ISSN 0039-6257.
  2. ↑ Uveal melanoma. National Cancer Institute(2015) http://www.cancer.gov/types/eye/hp/intraocular-melanoma-treatment-pdq Accessed on October 24 2015
  3. ↑ van, J.G.M.; Koopmans, A.E.; Verdijk, R.M.; Naus, N.C.; de, A.; Kilic, E. (2013). "Diagnosis, Histopathologic and Genetic Classification of Uveal Melanoma". doi:10.5772/53631.
  4. ↑ Reese, Algernon B. (1944). "Pigment Freckles of the Iris (Benign Melanomas): Their Significance in Relation to Malignant Melanoma of the Uvea⋆". American Journal of Ophthalmology. 27 (3): 217–226. doi:10.1016/S0002-9394(44)91382-6. ISSN 0002-9394.
  5. ↑ Siegel, Ralph (1963). "Malignant Ocular Melanoma During Pregnancy". JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 185 (6): 542. doi:10.1001/jama.1963.03060060140028. ISSN 0098-7484.
  6. ↑ Fisher, M.; Kripke, M. (1982). "Suppressor T lymphocytes control the development of primary skin cancers in ultraviolet-irradiated mice". Science. 216 (4550): 1133–1134. doi:10.1126/science.6210958. ISSN 0036-8075.
  7. ↑ "Risk Factors for Ocular Melanoma: Western Canada Melanoma Study<xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN1">2</xref><xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN2">3</xref>". JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 1985. doi:10.1093/jnci/74.4.775. ISSN 1460-2105.
  8. ↑ Tucker, Margaret A.; Shields, Jerry A.; Hartge, Patricia; Augsburger, James; Hoover, Robert N.; Fraumeni, Joseph F. (1985). "Sunlight Exposure as Risk Factor for Intraocular Malignant Melanoma". New England Journal of Medicine. 313 (13): 789–792. doi:10.1056/NEJM198509263131305. ISSN 0028-4793.
  9. ↑ Baba, F. E.; Blumenkranz, M. (1986). "Malignant Melanoma at the Site of Penetrating Ocular Trauma". Archives of Ophthalmology. 104 (3): 405–409. doi:10.1001/archopht.1986.01050150105038. ISSN 0003-9950.
  10. ↑ Beral, Valerie; Shaw, Helen; Evans, Susan; Milton, Gerald (1982). "MALIGNANT MELANOMA AND EXPOSURE TO FLUORESCENT LIGHTING AT WORK". The Lancet. 320 (8293): 290–293. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(82)90270-7. ISSN 0140-6736.
  11. ↑ Retinoblastoma. Radiopedia(2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/primary-uveal-malignant-melanoma Accessed on October 21, 2015
  12. ↑ Jovanovic P, Mihajlovic M, Djordjevic-Jocic J, Vlajkovic S, Cekic S, Stefanovic V (2013). "Ocular melanoma: an overview of the current status". Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 6 (7): 1230–44. PMC 3693189. PMID 23826405.

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