Open AccessMechanisms of Optic Nerve Invasion in Primary Choroidal Melanoma
Author(s) -
Eszter Szalai,
Jill R. Wells,
Hans E. Grossniklaus
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ocular oncology and pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.444
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2296-4681
pISSN - 2296-4657
DOI - 10.1159/000456718
Subject(s) - medicine , optic nerve , enucleation , choroid , retinal , melanoma , ophthalmology , pathology , optic disk , retina , surgery , biology , cancer research , neuroscience
The aim of this study was to assess morphological risk factors associated with optic nerve invasion of choroidal melanoma and to identify possible mechanisms of optic nerve invasion.