2019
DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.20190024
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The Amazon Ocular Oncology Center: The first three years

Abstract: To evaluate the first three years of The Amazon Ocular Oncology Center, the first ocular cancer center in the North of Brazil. Methods: Here, we report patient information including patients' age, gender, diagnosis, treatment, and city of origin. Results: Two hundred and twenty-one patients were included on this study: 160 (72%) patients came from the city of Manaus, 52 (24%) from other cities in Amazonas, and 9 (4%) from other states. Of the 221 patients, 150 (68%) were afflicted with benign lesions and the r… Show more

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“…An ophthalmological center in Northern Brazil published the epidemiology of their first 3-year experience and from 71 cases of eye cancer, with 8 reported cases of uveal melanoma [21]. Another Brazilian study reported 269 orbital tumors with 6.7% of malignant melanomas of the orbital cavity, although their focus was on management of these patients and those could be not considered uveal melanomas [22].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…An ophthalmological center in Northern Brazil published the epidemiology of their first 3-year experience and from 71 cases of eye cancer, with 8 reported cases of uveal melanoma [21]. Another Brazilian study reported 269 orbital tumors with 6.7% of malignant melanomas of the orbital cavity, although their focus was on management of these patients and those could be not considered uveal melanomas [22].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To better identify ocular surface and orbit masses, collection of cases, differentiation of pathological types and epidemiological changes are needed. Different regions, races, gender, age, and epidemiology can usually lead to the diverse occurrence and development progresses of ocular surface and orbit masses (12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17). In our study, over 90% the tumors were benign, while malignant tumors accounted for 8.5%.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 48%
“…In this context, a study carried out in an ocular oncology center in Manaus showed that 221 patients sought care at the service for ocular neoplasm, in three years, of which 71 had malignant lesions. (2) Another study, carried out in an ophthalmology center in São Paulo, showed that of 3,446 surgical specimens with histopathological evaluation, 324 were malignant lesions of the eyelids, especially basal cell carcinoma. (3) Regarding uveal melanoma, from 2000 to 2016, there were 2,166 cases in Brazil, which represented 5.4% of all causes of melanoma in that period, according to data from the National Cancer Institute.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%