Including lectures presented at the Boerhaave Course on “Ophthalmic Tumours” of the Leiden Medical Faculty, held in Leiden, The Netherlands, on February 2–3, 1984
'In summary, this book contains much useful information, ... is recommended for anyone who is interested in the field of ophthalmic tumors.' Archives of Ophthalmology, 104 (1986)
Innehållsförteckning
Differential diagnosis of very small melanomas and naevi of the choroid.- Five-year follow-up study of choroidal and ciliary body melanomas after enucleation.- Conservative treatment modalities of choroidal melanomas.- Treatment of intraocular melanomas by ruthenium-106 beta irradiation.- Ruthenium plaque treatment of malignant choroidal melanomas.- Cobalt plaque treatment of choroidal melanomas.- Haematoporphyrin derivative photoradiation treatment of malignant melanoma in the anterior chamber of the rabbit.- Differential diagnosis of non-pigmented intraocular tumours.- Differential diagnosis of pigmented intraocular tumours.- Retinoblastoma.- Management of conjunctival tumours.- The diagnosis and management of tumours of the iris and ciliary body.- Treatment of orbital tumours. Principles of oncological surgery.- Management of malignant orbital tumours.- Malignant ENT tumours and the orbit.- Vascular disorders in the orbit and in the orbital region.- The otorhinolaryngeal aspects of the treatment of benign orbital disorders.- Chemotherapy of orbital tumours.- Radiotherapy of tumours of the orbit and ocular adnexa.- Diagnostic features of eyelid tumours with special emphasis on epithelial tumours.- Surgery of adnexal tumours.- Liquid nitrogen cryosurgery of lid basaliomas.- List of contributors.
