Full Description
This 2nd edition provides up-to-date information on the diagnosis and treatment of cancers of the eye and orbit. The 1st edition has been significantly revised. The most recent data with respect to retinoblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and melanoma are included, and there are a number of chapters by new contributors, lending this edition a more broadly based, international character. The presenting signs and symptoms of tumors are outlined, and indications for the various imaging modalities are analyzed. Treatment techniques, together with their results in respect of survival and local tumor control, are described in detail; throughout, special attention is paid to multimodality therapy. Potential complications of radiotherapy are described, and relevant information is provided on the management of radiation effects. The emphasis is on the need for a holistic approach to the patient that recognizes the wider role of irradiation of the eye now that more careful treatment planning is possible.
Contents
From the contents: Diagnostic Approaches to Posterior Uveal Melanomas; Histopathology of Uveal Malignant Melanoma and Other Uveal Tumors; Overview of Management of Posterior Uveal Melanoma; Local Resection, Plaque and Proton Treatment; Radioactive Plaque Therapy and Other Treatment Modalities; Radioactive Plaque Therapy with Iodine-125 and Palladium-103; Particle Treatment of the Eye; Proton Beam Irradiation of Choroidal Melanomas. Technique and Results; Clinical Features and Management of Choroidal Hemangiomas, Including Those Occuring in Association with Sturge-Weber Syndrome; Radiation Therapy of Choroidal and Orbital Metastases; Diagnosis and Management of Retinoblastoma; Heat Treatment of Choroidal Melanomas; Orbital Rhabdomyosarcoma; Optic Pathway Glioma; Grave's Disease; Management of Orbital Lymphoma; Tumors of the Eyelids and Their Treatment by Radiotherapy; Conjunctival Tumors and Their Radiotherapy; Epithelial Tumors of the Lacrimal Gland and Lacrimal Sac.
