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==Overview==
==Overview==
Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of uveal melanoma. Findings on an ultrasound suggestive of uveal melanoma include low reflectivity, vascularity inside the tumor, and acoustic hollowing. it can differentiate ciliary body cyst from tumor in lesions larger than 3 mm.
[[Ultrasound]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of uveal melanoma. Findings on an [[ultrasound]] suggestive of uveal melanoma include low reflectivity, [[vascularity]] inside the [[tumor]], and acoustic hollowing. it can differentiate [[ciliary body]] [[cyst]] from [[tumor]] in lesions larger than 3 mm.


==Ultrasound==
==Ultrasound==


Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of uveal melanoma. Findings on an ultrasound suggestive of uveal melanoma include:<ref name="Marigo2000">{{cite journal|last1=Marigo|first1=Flavio A.|title=Iris and Ciliary Body Melanomas<subtitle>Ultrasound Biomicroscopy With Histopathologic Correlation</subtitle>|journal=Archives of Ophthalmology|volume=118|issue=11|year=2000|pages=1515|issn=0003-9950|doi=10.1001/archopht.118.11.1515}}</ref>
[[Ultrasound]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of uveal melanoma. Findings on an [[ultrasound]] suggestive of uveal melanoma include:<ref name="Marigo2000">{{cite journal|last1=Marigo|first1=Flavio A.|title=Iris and Ciliary Body Melanomas<subtitle>Ultrasound Biomicroscopy With Histopathologic Correlation</subtitle>|journal=Archives of Ophthalmology|volume=118|issue=11|year=2000|pages=1515|issn=0003-9950|doi=10.1001/archopht.118.11.1515}}</ref>


* It can differentiate ciliary body cyst from tumor in lesions larger than 3 mm.
* Differentiating [[ciliary body]] [[cyst]] from [[tumor]] in lesions larger than 3 mm
* Low reflectivity
* Low reflectivity
* Vascularity inside the tumor
*[[Vascularity]] inside the [[tumor]]
* Acoustic hollowing
* Acoustic hollowing
*Collar button shape
*Collar button shape


[[File:597ae8c0f532cd2564fbeab267ced3 big gallery.jpeg|500px|none|thumb|Case courtesy of A.Prof Frank Gaillard, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/17459">rID: 17459</a>]]
[[File:597ae8c0f532cd2564fbeab267ced3 big gallery.jpeg|400px|none|thumb|Case courtesy of A.Prof Frank Gaillard, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/17459">rID: 17459</a>]]


==References==
==References==

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Overview

Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of uveal melanoma. Findings on an ultrasound suggestive of uveal melanoma include low reflectivity, vascularity inside the tumor, and acoustic hollowing. it can differentiate ciliary body cyst from tumor in lesions larger than 3 mm.

Ultrasound

Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of uveal melanoma. Findings on an ultrasound suggestive of uveal melanoma include:[1]

Case courtesy of A.Prof Frank Gaillard, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/17459">rID: 17459</a>

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  1. Marigo, Flavio A. (2000). "Iris and Ciliary Body Melanomas<subtitle>Ultrasound Biomicroscopy With Histopathologic Correlation</subtitle>". Archives of Ophthalmology. 118 (11): 1515. doi:10.1001/archopht.118.11.1515. ISSN 0003-9950.

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