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Treatment Options for Ciliary Body Melanoma
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 of Ciliary Body Melanoma
There are several options for management of ciliary body melanoma. All of them are reported from case series.[Level of evidence C3] The choice of therapy, however, depends on many factors.
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Treatment options for ciliary body melanoma include:
Plaque radiation therapy. Local control rates are high, but treatment is associated with a high incidence of secondary cataract.[4,5]
External-beam, charged-particle radiation therapy. This approach is offered at specialized referral centers. It requires careful patient cooperation, with voluntary fixation of gaze.[6-8]
Local tumor resection. This option is mainly suitable for selected ciliary body or anterior choroidal tumors with smaller basal dimension and greater thickness.[9,10]
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