Uveal melanoma in African Americans: Diagnostic challenges

IF 5.1 2区医学 Q1 OPHTHALMOLOGY

Survey of ophthalmology Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI:10.1016/j.survophthal.2023.06.011

Yağmur Seda Yeşiltaş MD , Zackery Oakey MD , Jacquelyn Wrenn NP , Gabrielle Yeaney MD , Jennifer Brainard MD , Brandy Lorek BSN , Arun D. Singh MD

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Abstract

Uveal melanoma (UM) is uncommon in African Americans. Owing to its rarity, UM may not be suspected in African Americans leading to delayed diagnosis. In addition, socioeconomic factors may also play a role in delayed diagnosis. Clinical and ultrasonographic features may be atypical due to racial pigmentation, necessitating diagnostic fine needle aspiration biopsy. Herein, we report an illustrative case series of 12 African Americans with UM highlighting clinical features and diagnostic challenges.

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非裔美国人的葡萄膜黑色素瘤：诊断难题。

葡萄膜黑色素瘤（UM）在非裔美国人中并不常见。由于其罕见性，非裔美国人可能不会怀疑 UM，从而导致延误诊断。此外，社会经济因素也可能是延误诊断的原因之一。由于种族色素沉着，临床和超声特征可能不典型，因此有必要进行诊断性细针穿刺活检。在此，我们报告了 12 例患有 UM 的非裔美国人的系列病例，重点介绍了临床特征和诊断难题。

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Survey of ophthalmology 医学-眼科学

CiteScore

10.30

自引率

2.00%

发文量

138

审稿时长

14.8 weeks

期刊介绍： Survey of Ophthalmology is a clinically oriented review journal designed to keep ophthalmologists up to date. Comprehensive major review articles, written by experts and stringently refereed, integrate the literature on subjects selected for their clinical importance. Survey also includes feature articles, section reviews, book reviews, and abstracts.