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Benign neoplasm of ciliary body

MedGen UID:
96927
•Concept ID:
C0496894
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Benign Ciliary Body Neoplasm; benign ciliary body neoplasm; Benign Ciliary Body Tumor; benign ciliary body tumor; benign ciliary body tumour; Benign Neoplasm of Ciliary Body; benign neoplasm of ciliary body; Benign Neoplasm of the Ciliary Body; benign neoplasm of the ciliary body; Benign tumor of ciliary body; Benign Tumor of Ciliary Body; benign tumor of ciliary body; Benign Tumor of the Ciliary Body; benign tumor of the ciliary body; benign tumour of ciliary body; benign tumour of the ciliary body; ciliary body benign neoplasm
SNOMED CT: Benign tumor of ciliary body (92060009); Benign neoplasm of ciliary body (92060009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021486

Definition

A neoplasm that arises from the ciliary body and is characterized by the absence of atypical or malignant cytological and architectural features, and absence of invasive features or metastatic potential. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Uveal Melanoma Treatment and Prognostication.
Dogrusöz M, Jager MJ, Damato B
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2017 Mar-Apr;6(2):186-196. doi: 10.22608/APO.201734. PMID: 28399342
Metastatic disease from uveal melanoma: treatment options and future prospects.
Carvajal RD, Schwartz GK, Tezel T, Marr B, Francis JH, Nathan PD
Br J Ophthalmol 2017 Jan;101(1):38-44. Epub 2016 Aug 29 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2016-309034. PMID: 27574175Free PMC Article
Uveal melanoma: From diagnosis to treatment and the science in between.
Chattopadhyay C, Kim DW, Gombos DS, Oba J, Qin Y, Williams MD, Esmaeli B, Grimm EA, Wargo JA, Woodman SE, Patel SP
Cancer 2016 Aug 1;122(15):2299-312. Epub 2016 Mar 15 doi: 10.1002/cncr.29727. PMID: 26991400Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Uveal melanoma: relatively rare but deadly cancer.
Kaliki S, Shields CL
Eye (Lond) 2017 Feb;31(2):241-257. Epub 2016 Dec 2 doi: 10.1038/eye.2016.275. PMID: 27911450Free PMC Article
Uveal melanoma: From diagnosis to treatment and the science in between.
Chattopadhyay C, Kim DW, Gombos DS, Oba J, Qin Y, Williams MD, Esmaeli B, Grimm EA, Wargo JA, Woodman SE, Patel SP
Cancer 2016 Aug 1;122(15):2299-312. Epub 2016 Mar 15 doi: 10.1002/cncr.29727. PMID: 26991400Free PMC Article
Orbital melanoma.
Furdova A, Chynoransky M, Krajcova P
Bratisl Lek Listy 2011;112(8):466-8. PMID: 21863619
Ocular melanoma.
Laver NV, McLaughlin ME, Duker JS
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2010 Dec;134(12):1778-84. doi: 10.5858/2009-0441-RAR.1. PMID: 21128775
Iris melanoma.
Henderson E, Margo CE
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2008 Feb;132(2):268-72. doi: 10.5858/2008-132-268-IM. PMID: 18251588

Diagnosis

Adenomas of the ciliary body epithelium: clinics, histopathology and management.
Zheng Y, Gu X, Yao Y, Pan H, Jia R, Xu X, Zhuang A
Br J Ophthalmol 2024 May 21;108(6):826-832. doi: 10.1136/bjo-2023-323845. PMID: 37433648
Clinicopathologic analysis of 32 ciliary body tumors.
Goto H, Yamakawa N, Tsubota K, Umazume K, Usui Y
Jpn J Ophthalmol 2021 Mar;65(2):237-249. Epub 2021 Feb 19 doi: 10.1007/s10384-021-00814-y. PMID: 33606097
Congenital uveal melanoma?
Singh AD, Schoenfield LA, Bastian BC, Aziz HA, Marino MJ, Biscotti CV
Surv Ophthalmol 2016 Jan-Feb;61(1):59-64. Epub 2015 Aug 12 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2015.07.005. PMID: 26277063
Ocular neurofibromatosis.
Brownstein S, Little JM
Ophthalmology 1983 Dec;90(12):1595-9. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(83)34371-2. PMID: 6429597
Coronal adenomas.
Bateman JB, Foos RY
Arch Ophthalmol 1979 Dec;97(12):2379-84. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1979.01020020595020. PMID: 518393

Therapy

Robotic CyberKnife Radiosurgery for the Treatment of Choroidal and Ciliary Body Melanoma.
Liegl R, Schmelter V, Fuerweger C, Ehret F, Priglinger S, Muacevic A, Foerster P
Am J Ophthalmol 2023 Jun;250:177-185. Epub 2023 Jan 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2022.12.021. PMID: 36642391
Determinants of Long-Term Survival in Metastatic Choroidal and Ciliary Body Melanoma.
Rantala ES, Parrozzani R, Hernberg MM, Chiarion-Sileni V, Kivelä TT, Midena E
Am J Ophthalmol 2023 Feb;246:258-272. Epub 2022 Nov 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2022.10.017. PMID: 36328199
Iris and ciliary body cysts and phakic intraocular lenses.
Gharaibeh AM, Liehneova I, Mojzis P, Ziak P, Alió JL
Eur J Ophthalmol 2020 Sep;30(5):974-977. Epub 2019 Sep 23 doi: 10.1177/1120672119876532. PMID: 31544491
Glaucoma secondary to intraocular tumors: mechanisms and management.
Camp DA, Yadav P, Dalvin LA, Shields CL
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2019 Mar;30(2):71-81. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000550. PMID: 30562240
Uveal melanoma: relatively rare but deadly cancer.
Kaliki S, Shields CL
Eye (Lond) 2017 Feb;31(2):241-257. Epub 2016 Dec 2 doi: 10.1038/eye.2016.275. PMID: 27911450Free PMC Article

Prognosis

DICER1 tumor predisposition syndrome: an evolving story initiated with the pleuropulmonary blastoma.
González IA, Stewart DR, Schultz KAP, Field AP, Hill DA, Dehner LP
Mod Pathol 2022 Jan;35(1):4-22. Epub 2021 Oct 1 doi: 10.1038/s41379-021-00905-8. PMID: 34599283Free PMC Article
Uveal melanoma: relatively rare but deadly cancer.
Kaliki S, Shields CL
Eye (Lond) 2017 Feb;31(2):241-257. Epub 2016 Dec 2 doi: 10.1038/eye.2016.275. PMID: 27911450Free PMC Article
Metastatic disease from uveal melanoma: treatment options and future prospects.
Carvajal RD, Schwartz GK, Tezel T, Marr B, Francis JH, Nathan PD
Br J Ophthalmol 2017 Jan;101(1):38-44. Epub 2016 Aug 29 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2016-309034. PMID: 27574175Free PMC Article
Uveal melanoma: From diagnosis to treatment and the science in between.
Chattopadhyay C, Kim DW, Gombos DS, Oba J, Qin Y, Williams MD, Esmaeli B, Grimm EA, Wargo JA, Woodman SE, Patel SP
Cancer 2016 Aug 1;122(15):2299-312. Epub 2016 Mar 15 doi: 10.1002/cncr.29727. PMID: 26991400Free PMC Article
Ocular melanoma.
Laver NV, McLaughlin ME, Duker JS
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2010 Dec;134(12):1778-84. doi: 10.5858/2009-0441-RAR.1. PMID: 21128775

Clinical prediction guides

Adenomas of the ciliary body epithelium: clinics, histopathology and management.
Zheng Y, Gu X, Yao Y, Pan H, Jia R, Xu X, Zhuang A
Br J Ophthalmol 2024 May 21;108(6):826-832. doi: 10.1136/bjo-2023-323845. PMID: 37433648
Iris melanoma: Prognostication for metastasis.
Melendez-Moreno A, Yeşiltaş YS, Wrenn J, Singh AD
Surv Ophthalmol 2023 Sep-Oct;68(5):957-963. Epub 2023 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2023.05.006. PMID: 37207703
Correlation of clinical and radiological predictors of retinoblastoma with high-risk histopathological features.
Yaqoob N, Zia N, Hamid A, Kaleem B, Jamal S, Amin S, Qaddoumi I, Jamal S
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2022 May;69(5):e29625. Epub 2022 Mar 6 doi: 10.1002/pbc.29625. PMID: 35253344
Imaging of DICER1 syndrome.
Guillerman RP, Foulkes WD, Priest JR
Pediatr Radiol 2019 Oct;49(11):1488-1505. Epub 2019 Oct 16 doi: 10.1007/s00247-019-04429-x. PMID: 31620849
Uveal melanoma: relatively rare but deadly cancer.
Kaliki S, Shields CL
Eye (Lond) 2017 Feb;31(2):241-257. Epub 2016 Dec 2 doi: 10.1038/eye.2016.275. PMID: 27911450Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

The long-term prognosis of patients with untreated primary uveal melanoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Stålhammar G, Gill VT
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2022 Apr;172:103652. Epub 2022 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2022.103652. PMID: 35304261
Vitreoretinal Surgery in the Prevention and Treatment of Toxic Tumour Syndrome in Uveal Melanoma: A Systematic Review.
Romano MR, Catania F, Confalonieri F, Zollet P, Allegrini D, Sergenti J, Lanza FB, Ferrara M, Angi M
Int J Mol Sci 2021 Sep 17;22(18) doi: 10.3390/ijms221810066. PMID: 34576231Free PMC Article
Glaucoma due to ciliary body cysts and pseudoplateau iris: a systematic review of the literature.
Schmalfuss TR, Picetti E, Pakter HM
Arq Bras Oftalmol 2018 Jun;81(3):254-261. doi: 10.5935/0004-2749.20180051. PMID: 29924202
Characterization, treatment, and outcome of uveal melanoma in the first two years of life.
Yousef YA, Alkilany M
Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther 2015 Mar;8(1):1-5. Epub 2014 Oct 6 doi: 10.1016/j.hemonc.2014.09.004. PMID: 25300563
Diagnostic performance of magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography for advanced retinoblastoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
de Jong MC, de Graaf P, Noij DP, Göricke S, Maeder P, Galluzzi P, Brisse HJ, Moll AC, Castelijns JA; European Retinoblastoma Imaging Collaboration (ERIC)
Ophthalmology 2014 May;121(5):1109-18. Epub 2014 Mar 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.11.021. PMID: 24589388

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