Uveal melanoma

Orpha code: 39044OMIM code: 606661

Definition

Uveal melanoma is a rare tumor of the eye, arising from the choroid in 90% of cases and from the iris and ciliary body in the other 10% of cases, which clinically presents with visual symptoms (including blurred vision, photopsia, floaters, and visual field reduction), a visible mass and pain. Fatal metastatic disease is seen in about half of all patients, with the liver being the most frequent site of metastasis.

Disease data
Classification

Disease

Synonyms
Choroidal melanoma
Czerniak błony naczyniowej
Czerniak tęczówki
Iris melanoma
ORPHA code
39044
OMIM code
606661
ICD10 code
C69.3
ICD11 code
-

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