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| Eye neoplasm | |
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| Melanotic sarcoma through the conjunctiva and sclerotic along the lower border of the cornea. | |
| Specialty | Oncology |
An eye neoplasm is a tumor of the eye.[1] A rare type of tumor,[2] eye neoplasms can affect all parts of the eye, and can either be benign or malignant (cancerous), in which case it is known as eye cancer.[3] Eye cancers can be primary (starts within the eye) or metastatic cancer (spread to the eye from another organ). The two most common cancers that spread to the eye from another organ are breast cancer and lung cancer.[2] Other less common sites of origin include the prostate, kidney, thyroid, skin, colon and blood or bone marrow.
- ^ "Neoplasm of the eye (Concept Id: C0015414) - MedGen - NCBI". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ a b "Eye Neoplasm - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ "Malignant Eye Neoplasm (Concept Id: C0496836) - MedGen - NCBI". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-15.