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Uveal melanoma classification
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Uveal melanoma may be classified according to cell type into 5 subtypes: Spindle A, spindle B, epitheliolid, mixed, and necrotic. Uveal melanoma may also be classified according to its location into 2 types, anterior uveal melanoma which contain iris melanoma, and posterior uveal melanoma which contains ciliary body melanoma and chroidal melanoma.
Classification
Classification
Uveal melanoma may be classified according to cell type into 5 subtypes: Spindle A, spindle B, epitheliolid, mixed, and necrotic.[1]
| Cell type | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Spindle A | |
| Spindle B |
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| Epithelioid | |
| Mixed |
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| Necrotic |
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Uveal melanoma may also be classified according to its location into 2 types:
References
References
- ↑ McLean, Ian W.; Foster, Walter D.; Zimmerman, Lorenz E.; Gamel, John W. (1983). “Modifications of Callender’s Classification of Uveal Melanoma at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology”. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 96 (4): 502–509. doi:10.1016/S0002-9394(14)77914-0. ISSN 0002-9394.
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