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17427214

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-10-10
pubmed:abstractText
We assessed the feasibility of using high-frequency ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) in estimating thickness of conjunctival melanomas preoperatively. Three patients underwent UBM prior to excision of conjunctival melanoma between February 2003 and March 2006. Conjunctival tumor thickness was estimated via UBM in each case and compared with the estimated histopathologic tumor thickness (Breslow thickness). Patient 1 had an estimated thickness of 1.99 mm via UBM versus a Breslow thickness measurement of 1.5 mm based on the surgical specimen. Patient 2 had a UBM thickness measurement of 2.4 mm and a Breslow thickness of 2.23 mm based on the surgical specimen. In patient 3, both UBM thickness and Breslow thickness were 2.3 mm. The use of high-frequency UBM is feasible for the estimation of tumor thickness for conjunctival melanomas. UBM may serve as an additional diagnostic tool for estimating tumor thickness before surgical resection of conjunctival melanoma.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0091-2751
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
533-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Ultrasound biomicroscopy for estimation of tumor thickness for conjunctival melanoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Section of Ophthalmology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural