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==Overview==
==Overview==
Other diagnostic studies for uveal melanoma include PET scan.
[[Biopsy]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of uveal melanoma.
 
== Other Diagnostic Studies==
== Other Diagnostic Studies==
===Positron Emission Tomography Scan===
===Biopsy===
A baseline PET scan of the liver and other abdominal organs is advised in patients with a malignant uveal melanoma. Tumors that are too small will be identified by this study.
 
*[[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>
* 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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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.,Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]

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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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