Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to Iwona Szuścik.
PURPOSE: Presentation of the cases of melanocytoma observed in the latest time in our clinic. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We present 2 cases - one in a 41 years old women S.M. and in a 77 years old women P.J. CONCLUSIONS: In case of melanocytoma there should be performed specialistic ancillary tests and the patients should be observed with photographic documentation.
PURPOSE: Epidemiological analysis of the choroidal melanoma cases-sent from all over the Poland and treated in our clinic between January 1998 and December 2002. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included 687 patients with choroidal melanoma 348 women and 339 men. RESULTS: The age of patients was 14-97 years (mean 56 years). The most numerous group consisted of patients between 60-70 years of age (22.7%). Most of the cases came from the regions of Malopolska, Silesia, Lower-Silesia and Mazovia. The time between first symptoms and the first visit in our clinic was between 1 week to 2 years. According to the COMS classification we found small melanoma in 13% of cases, medium in 51% and large in 36% of cases. We found the presence of other malignancies besides the choroidal melanoma in 4.3% patients. We analyzed the demography and positive family history of ocular and general malignancies in the patients.