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Choroid Melanoma
Source: Intraocular (Uveal) Melanoma Treatment (PDQ®)–Patient Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: February 14, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Context: Treatment of Intraocular (Uveal) Melanoma
Watchful waiting.
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Plaque radiation therapy.
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Charged-particle external-beam radiation therapy.
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Gamma Knife therapy.
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Thermotherapy.
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Surgery (resection or enucleation).
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Treatment of medium choroid melanoma may include:
Plaque radiation therapy with or without photocoagulation or thermotherapy.
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Charged-particle external-beam radiation therapy.
Surgery (resection or enucleation).
Treatment of large choroid melanoma may include:
Enucleation when the tumor is too large for treatments that save the eye.
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