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Br J Ophthalmol 82:1147-1153 doi:10.1136/bjo.82.10.1147
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    • Clinical science

Internal resection of posterior uveal melanomas

Table 2

Summary of patient and tumour data

Patient characteristics: Mean Range
 Age (years) 54.8 25–81
 Follow up (months) 40.1 1–85
n %
 Male 20 62.5
 Female 12 37.5
Tumour characteristics:
 Location ⩽3 mm from the optic  disc or fovea 29 90.6
 Size
  Small 4 12.6
  Medium 26 81.2
  Large 2 6.3
 Pathology 30
  Spindle B 10 33.3
  Mixed 17 56.7
  Epithelioid 3 10
 Metastases/death
  Intraocular recurrence 1 3.1
  Distant metastases 3 9.4
  Metastatic death 3 9.4
 Visual acuity at last follow up
  ⩾6/60 10 31.2
  <6/60–LP 18 56.3
  NLP 4 12.6
  Enucleated 3 9.4

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