Correlation of fitzpatrick skin type and iris color with tumor size in 823 patients with uveal melanoma.

Purpose: To determine the correlation of Fitzpatrick Skin Type (FST) and iris color with tumor size (tumor thickness and basal diameter) in patients with uveal melanoma.

Design: Retrospective Cohort METHODS: Retrospective cohort from a single ocular oncology center of 823 patients with uveal melanoma and documented FST, iris color, and tumor size. Patients were classified by FST (type I, II, and III-V) and iris color (blue, green, and brown) on the basis of external facial photography.

Association of Fitzpatrick Skin Type with metastatic risk from uveal melanoma in 854 consecutive patients at a single center.

Objective: To assess the association of skin color using Fitzpatrick Skin Type (FST) with metastatic risk of uveal melanoma.

Subjects: 854 consecutive patients with uveal melanoma and documented FST.

Methods: Retrospective detailed review of patient charts was performed for FST (type I- white, II-fair, III-average, IV-light brown, V-brown, VI-black), clinical details of the patient and the uveal melanoma, tumor cytogenetic classification according to The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), and outcome of melanoma-related metastasis and death.