#2. Digital Download - Intraocular Tumors (Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, Management)

Standardized Echography of Intra-ocular Tumors in Adults

Karl C Ossoinig, MD

© 2017

(Differential) Diagnoses, Localization, Measurements, Follow-up Examinations, Extra-ocular Growth, Brachytherapy

8 Chapters:

• introduction

• malignant melanoma (basics)

• malignant melanoma (specifics)

Differential Diagnoses of the Malignant Melanoma

• (A) pigmented tumors:

benign elevated choroidal nevus, melanocytoma, congenital hyperplasia

of the pigment epithelium

• (B) non- pigmented tumors - primary selection:

metastatic carcinoma, hemangioma, Sturge-Weber’s Syndrome, (hemorrhagic)

disciform macular degeneration

• (B) non- pigmented tumors - secundary selection:

sub-choroidal hemorrhage, choroidal osteoma, lymphoma / leukemic infiltrate,

Varix of vortex-vein, nodular scleritis

• localization – measurements – follow-up examinations

• extra-ocular growth (scleral infiltration), brachytherapy

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total duration 2 hours and 40 minutes; 179 echographic images and tables, 7 movies