Intraocular Tumors An Atlas and Text

by Shields, Jerry A.; Shields, Carol L.

• ISBN13: 9780781775809
• ISBN10: 0781775809
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-12-03
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Written by world-renowned authorities in ocular oncology at the Wills Eye Institute, this text/atlas is a comprehensive pictorial and textual guide to the clinical features, pathology, diagnosis, and management of intraocular tumors and pseudotumors. It features 2,346 photographs and surgical drawings--2,084 in full color--that depict the clinical variations, histopathologic characteristics, and treatment of all benign and malignant lesions that affect the uveal tract, retina, and other intraocular structures. This edition is greatly expanded and thoroughly updated and contains over 50 percent new material.

Table of Contents

Tumors of the Uveal tract
Congenital Uveal Lesions	p. 3
Melanocytic Tumors of Iris Stroma	p. 13
Conditions That Simulate Iris Melanoma	p. 37
Iris Cysts	p. 45
Choroidal Nevus	p. 59
Melanocytoma of the Optic Disc and Posterior Uvea	p. 69
Posterior Uveal Melanoma: Clinical Features	p. 85
Posterior Uveal Melanoma: Pathology	p. 117
Posterior Uveal Melanoma: Diagnostic Approaches	p. 127
Posterior Uveal Melanoma: Management	p. 139
Non-Neoplastic Conditions That Can Simulate Posterior Uveal Melanoma and Other Intraocular Neoplasms	p. 177
Metastatic Tumors to the Uvea, Retina, and Optic Disc	p. 197
Vascular Tumors and Malformations of the Uvea	p. 229
Osseous, Myogenic, Neurogenic, Fibrous, and Histiocytic Tumors of the Uvea	p. 263
Tumors of the Retina and Optic Disc
Retinoblastoma: Introduction, Genetics, Clinical Features, Classification	p. 293
Retinoblastoma: Diagnostic Approaches	p. 319
Retinoblastoma: Pathology	p. 327
Management of Retinoblastoma	p. 333
Lesions That Can Simulate Retinoblastoma	p. 353
Vascular Tumors of the Retina and Optic Disc	p. 367
Glial Tumors of the Retina and Optic Disc	p. 405
Miscellaneous Intraocular Tumors
Tumors and Related Lesions of the Pigment Epithelium	p. 431
Tumors of the Nonpigmented Ciliary Epithelium	p. 481
Intraocular Lymphoid Tumors and Leukemias	p. 503
Surgical Management of Intraocular Tumors	p. 535
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