Table 1

Demographic and baseline disease characteristics of the patients

Age (years) n=338Median: 59
Range: 17–92
GenderWomen: 136
Men: 202
Tumour diameter (mm)Median: 15.7
Range: 7–25
Tumour thickness (mm)Median: 10.4
Range: 2.7–17
Retinal detachmentPresent: 228
Absent: 110
Ciliary body involvementPresent: 106
Absent: 232
Extrascleral extension (macroscopic or microscopic)Present: 25
Absent: 313
TNM classification (7th TNM)
 T12/338 0.6%
 T230/338 9.4%
 T3155/338 48%
 T4134/338 42%
Samples n=338Enucleation: 219
Endoresection: 49
FNA: 70
Histology: mixed or epithelioid cytology n=206Yes: 138
No: 65
Indeterminate: 3
  • FNA, fine-needle aspiration; TNM, tumour node metastasis.