Multiorgan Involvement of Dormant Uveal Melanoma Micrometastases in Postmortem Tissue From Patients Without Coexisting Macrometastases.

Objectives: Almost half of all patients diagnosed with uveal melanoma will die of metastatic disease. This has been attributed to early seeding of micrometastases. We investigate the presence, density, organ involvement, and characteristics of micrometastases of uveal melanoma in tissue obtained at autopsy of patients with and without coexisting macrometastases.