Plaque Radiotherapy of Uveal Melanoma With Predominant Ciliary Body Involvement

Abstract
THE MANAGEMENT of ciliary body melanoma is controversial. In view of the controversy regarding enucleation,1 there has been increasing interest in conservative forms of management including plaque radiotherapy, charged particle (helium ion and proton beam) irradiation, and surgical resection. It is not known whether different treatment methods (enucleation vs plaque radiotherapy,2-4 enucleation vs proton beam irradiation,5 local resection vs plaque radiotherapy,6 and helium ion irradiation vs plaque radiotherapy7) have any advantageous effect on survival in patients with ciliary body and choroidal melanoma.