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EFFECT OF TRANEXAMIC ACID ON CHOROIDAL MELANOMA
Author(s) -
BRAMSEN THORKILD
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1978.tb01352.x
Subject(s) - tranexamic acid , antifibrinolytic , medicine , melanoma , fibrin , ophthalmology , choroidal melanoma , surgery , blood loss , cancer research , immunology
Four cases of malignant choroidal melanoma have been treated with the antifibrinolytic agent tranexamic acid (Cyklocapron®). One patient treated for six months showed no progression in tumour growth. Three eyes have been enucleated, and the histological examination revealed that the tumours were surrounded by fibrin. No side‐effects of the treatment were observed.