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OCULAR MELANOMA IN CHILDHOOD
Author(s) -
Stanford Duncan G.,
Hart Richard,
Thompson John F.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1993.tb00502.x
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , ocular melanoma , incidence (geometry) , dermatology , girl , pediatrics , iris (biosensor) , psychology , developmental psychology , physics , computer security , cancer research , computer science , biometrics , optics
A case of primary ocular melanoma of the iris in a 10 year old girl is reported. Primary melanoma of the eye is exceedingly rare in childhood. The incidence and risk factors for ocular melanoma are discussed and possible reasons why this tumour is so uncommon in younger age groups are considered.