Abstract
Follow up information was retrieved on III patients who underwent enucleation for uveal melanoma between 1964 and 1987, allowing a minimum postoperative period of 5 years. Univariate survival analysis was carried out using Kaplan-Meier curves and the differences between the curves were analysed with the Mantel-Cox test. Multivariate analysis used the Cox proportional hazards model. Univariate analysis isolated each of the following as significant prognosticators: largest tumour diameter (LTD) (p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 688-692 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | British Journal of Ophthalmology |
Volume | 77 |
Issue number | 11 |
Publication status | Published - Nov 1993 |
Keywords
- MALIGNANT-MELANOMA
- CHOROIDAL MELANOMA
- MORTALITY
- PATHOLOGY
- BIOPSY
- RATES