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	OCULAR TUMORS Diagnosis & Treatment To order this title, and for more information, click here By Bertil Damato, PhD, FRCS, FRCOphth, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Director St Paul's Eye Unit, Ocular Oncology Centre, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK Description * Beautifully illustrated in colour with the information presented in a clear and succinct format * The systematic approach covers all aspects of the disease * Provides the trainee and practitioner with a clear and concise account of the management of the most common intraocular tumours Contents Preface; INTRODUCTION; Examination techniques: Slit lamp examination; Binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy; Three-mirror examination; Transillumination; Fluorescein angiography; Indocyanine green (ICG) angiography; Ultrasonography; Computerized tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Conjunctival imprint cytology; Conjunctival exfoliative cytology; Conjunctival incisional biopsy; Fine needle aspiration biopsy; Uveal incisional biopsy; Uveal excisional biopsy; CONJUNCTIVAL TUMOUR: Melanotic conjunctival lesions: Naevus; Congenital epithelial melanosis; Congenital sub-epithelial melanocytosis; Primary acquired melanosis; Secondary acquired melanosis; Melanoma; Squamous conjunctival tumours: Squamous papilloma; Actinic keratosis; Conjunctival and corneal intra-epithelial neoplasia; Invasive squamous cell carcinoma; Miscellaneous conjunctival tumours: Cysts; Oncocytoma; Sebaceous gland carcinoma; Kaposi sarcoma; Choristomas; Secondary tumours; UVEAL TUMOURS: Naevus: Choroidal naevus; Iris naevus; Melanocytoma; Uveal melanoma: Choroidal melanoma; Ciliary body melanoma; Iris melanoma; Advanced disease; Metastatic disease; Choroidal haemangioma; Choroidal osteoma; Neurofibroma, neurilemmoma and leiomyoma: Neurofibromatosis type 1; Neurofibromatosis type 2; RETINAL TUMOURS: Astrocytic hamartoma; Retinal vascular tumours: Retinal haemangioblastoma; Retinal cavernous angioma; Retinal arteriovenous malformation (racemose angioma); Vasoproliferative tumour; Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis; Epidemiology; Pathological and clinical features; History; Clinical examination; Systemic investigations; Ocular investigations; Genetic studies; Differential diagnosis; Treatment; Follow-up; Family care; EPITHELIAL TUMOURS: Congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium; Combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium; Intraocular cysts; Adenoma and adenocarcinoma; Medullopithelioma; SYSTEMIC TUMOURS: Ocular metastasis; Lymphoid tumours: Conjunctival reactive lymphoid hyperplasia; Uveal reactive lymphoid hyperplasia; Conjunctival lymphoma; Primary intraocular lymphoma; Secondary intraocular lymphoma; Hodgkin's lymphoma; Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; Multiple myeloma; Leukaemia; Paraneoplastic syndromes: Cancer associated retinopathy; Bilateral diffuse uveal melanocytic proliferation; Miscellaneous syndromes; TREATMENT: Radiotherapy: Radiosensitivity; Radioresponsiveness; Brachytherapy; Charged particle radiotherapy; External beam radiotherapy; Stereotactic irradiation; Complications; Surgery: Local resection of conjunctival tumours; Iridectomy; Iridocycletomy; Choroidectomy and cyclochoroidectomy; Endoresection; Enucleation; Exenteration; Phototherapy: Photocoagulation; Transpupillary thermotherapy; Photodynamic therapy; Thermochemotherapy; Complications of phototherapy; Counselling: Communicating with patients; Treatment selection; Psychological problems due to cancer; Psychological problems due to ocular disease; Glossary; Index. Bibliographic & ordering Information Paperback, 288 pages, publication date: JUN-2000 ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-2220-2 ISBN-10: 0-7506-2220-2 Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN 999/999 Last update: 25 Aug 2008	Book contents Table of contents Reviews Submit your review Bookmark this page Recommend this publication Overview of all books