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Common Iris Locations Worst Mortality Prognosis Ciliary Body

Front What locations of ocular melanoma have the best and worst prognosis? What are the most common and least common locations for uveal melanoma? What are the associated mortality rates of these locations?
Back ● Best prognosis: Iris ● Worst prognosis: ciliary body ● Most common location: choroid ● Least common location: iris ● Mortality rates: ○ Iris = 1-4% ○ Conjunctiva = 25% ○ Choroid = 12-50% ○ Ciliary Body = 30-50%

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