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Enucleation
Source: Intraocular (Uveal) Melanoma Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: May 16, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Context: Treatment Option Overview for Intraocular (Uveal) Melanoma / Surgery
In the past, enucleation (eye removal) was the standard treatment for primary choroidal melanoma, and it is still used when large tumors are present. However, enucleation has been largely replaced by radiation therapy (i.e., brachytherapy with radioactive plaques or external-beam, charged-particle radiation therapy) to spare the affected eye.[6,7]
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