[Size-based classification of choroidal melanoma and its role in treatment decision-making].

Aim: To specify indications for brachytherapy (BT) in large choroidal melanoma (CM) so that tumor size and vital prognosis were considered.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data from 161 CM patients who were treated with BT and followed-up at either the Ophthalmological Clinical Hospital or some other Moscow medical facility and also registered by the City Cancer Registry.

Results: Patient age at the time of starting the treatment lied within the range of 17 to 84 years and averaged 56.

[Survival rates for large choroidal melanomas].

Unlabelled: Choosing the treatment method for patients with large choroidal melanomas remains a subject of debate. No literature data can be found on survival of such patients after either eye-preserving surgery or enucleation that takes into account the initial tumor size. The purpose of the study was to analyze the five-year survival rates for large choroidal melanomas (by J.