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==Overview==
==Overview==
Other diagnostic studies for uveal melanoma include ultrasound biomicroscopy, optical coherence tomography, and fluorescein angiography.
[[Biopsy]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of uveal melanoma.
 
== Other Diagnostic Studies==
== Other Diagnostic Studies==
===Ultrasound biomicroscopy===
Ultrasound biomicroscopy is a special type of ultrasound that uses sound waves at even higher frequency than ultrasound to image the front parts of the eye.
===Optical coherence tomography===
Optical coherence tomography is a test that uses light waves instead of sound waves to create very detailed images of the back of the eye (fundus).
===Color fundus photography===
With color fundus photography photographs of the fundus are taken, that help to show what the tumor looks like before and after treatment.
===Fluorescein angiography===
Fluorescein angiography lets the doctor see the blood vessels inside the eye. Although melanomas don’t have a special appearance with fluorescein angiography, some other eye problems do. Doctors can use this method to tell if something is not a melanoma.
===Biopsy===
===Biopsy===
As almost all cases of uveal melanoma can be accurately diagnosed by the eye exam and imaging tests, a biopsy is not often needed. However, some doctors have started using biopsies to get a sample of the tumor for gene testing. This can help predict whether the melanoma is likely to come back outside of the eye at some point
 
*Biopsy of the uveal melanoma is not preffered because it can be hard to get a sample of the tumor without damaging the eye.
*[[Biopsy]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of uveal melanoma.<ref name="SinghMedina2015">{{cite journal|last1=Singh|first1=Arun D|last2=Medina|first2=Carlos A|last3=Singh|first3=Nakul|last4=Aronow|first4=Mary E|last5=Biscotti|first5=Charles V|last6=Triozzi|first6=Pierre L|title=Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of uveal melanoma: outcomes and complications|journal=British Journal of Ophthalmology|year=2015|pages=bjophthalmol-2015-306921|issn=0007-1161|doi=10.1136/bjophthalmol-2015-306921}}</ref>
*Biopsy could possibly spread the tumor within or outside of the eye.
* Most of the times we can [[diagnose]] uveal melanoma with [[physical examination]] and [[imaging]].
* Other than confirming the [[diagnosis]], [[biopsy]] is used for [[genetic]] sampling.
* Uveal melanoma [[biopsy]] is not generally recommended because of the risk of [[tumor]] spreading outside the [[eye]].
 
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Biopsy may be helpful in the diagnosis of uveal melanoma.

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  1. Singh, Arun D; Medina, Carlos A; Singh, Nakul; Aronow, Mary E; Biscotti, Charles V; Triozzi, Pierre L (2015). "Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of uveal melanoma: outcomes and complications". British Journal of Ophthalmology: bjophthalmol-2015–306921. doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2015-306921. ISSN 0007-1161.

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