Characteristics, management, and outcome of patients with uveal melanoma treated by Iodine-125 radioactive plaque therapy in a single tertiary cancer center in Jordan
ConclusionOur preliminary results are encouraging and are comparable to another countries worldwide. The use of Iodine-125 COMs plaque therapy at the inspection of implementation of plaque therapy in the developing countries can lead to eye salvage in more than 90% of cases, and reserves functional vision in more than 50% of cases.
Source: Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research
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