Management of conjunctival melanoma with local excision and adjuvant brachytherapy.

Niels J BrouwerMarina MarinkovicFemke P PetersMaarten C C M HulshofBradley R PietersRob J W de KeizerNanda HorewegMirjam S LamanJaco C BleekerSjoerd G van DuinenMartine J Jager Carien L CreutzbergGregorius P M Luyten

Published in: Eye (London, England) (2020)

Local excision with adjuvant brachytherapy provides good tumour control with excellent visual outcome and mild side effects in patients with limited conjunctival melanoma. Results after Sr-90 or Ru-106 were comparable; a choice for either treatment may be based on experience of the clinician and availability of materials.

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