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Clinical Cases in Ocular Oncology, 1st Edition

Differential Diagnosis and Management
Authors :
Aparna Ramasubramanian & Carol L. Shields
Date of Publication: 10/2024
The complex area of ocular oncology requires adaptable approaches to treatment depending on the type and anatomical region of the tumor, tumor characteristics, the patient’s age, co-morbidities, and response to first-line treatment. Through the ...view more
The complex area of ocular oncology requires adaptable approaches to treatment depending on the type and anatomical region of the tumor, tumor characteristics, the patient’s age, co-morbidities, and response to first-line treatment. Through the use of practical, case-based content, Clinical Cases in Ocular Oncology helps you familiarize yourself with clinical decision making in this challenging field, providing expert guidance on diagnosis, management, and treatment planning.
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The complex area of ocular oncology requires adaptable approaches to treatment depending on the type and anatomical region of the tumor, tumor characteristics, the patient’s age, co-morbidities, and response to first-line treatment. Through the use of practical, case-based content, Clinical Cases in Ocular Oncology helps you familiarize yourself with clinical decision making in this challenging field, providing expert guidance on diagnosis, management, and treatment planning.

Key Features
  • Includes 66 cases covering a range of patient presentations and scenarios that mirror day-to-day practice.
  • Covers a variety of ophthalmic tumors, including intraocular melanoma, lymphoma of the eye, retinoblastoma, conjunctiva, choroidal melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, lacrimal gland tumors, and tumors of the eyelid.
  • Presents each case in an easy-to-read, templated format covering an overview of patient history, questions to ask, assessment, differential diagnosis, multimodal testing and results, management, follow-up care, and key points.
  • Provides outstanding visual guidance with numerous pathology slides and clinical photos, as well as current diagnostic imaging modalities such as optical coherence tomography (OCT), ultrasound, fluorescein angiography (FA), and indocyanine green angiography (ICG).
  • Features diagnostic and management algorithms that assist in differential diagnosis and decision making for even the most complex cases.
  • An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.

Author Information
Edited by Aparna Ramasubramanian, MD, Director of Retinoblastoma & Ocular Oncology, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ and Carol L. Shields, MD, Chief, Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital , Professor of Ophthalmology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA