LASSALLE , S.

Purpose: To describe didactically the local, regional and systemic spread of choroidal melanoma.Patients and methods: Two patients who had undergone primary enucleation for the management of choroidal melanoma in 2018 at the University Hospital of Nice were included. Extrascleral extension and invasion of the vortex veins were evaluated, as...

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BACKGROUND:Knowledge of the BRAFV600E status is mandatory in metastatic melanoma patients (MMP). Molecular biology is currently the gold standard method for status assessment.OBJECTIVES:We assessed and compared the specificity, sensibility, cost-effectiveness and turnaround time (TAT) of immunohistochemistry (IHC) and molecular biology for...

Collected specimens for research purposes may or may not be made available depending on their scarcity and/or on the project needs. Their protection against degradation or in the event of an incident is pivotal. Duplication and storage on a different site is the best way to assure their sustainability. The conservation of samples at room...