obsolete_Uveal Melanoma true true melanoma, uveal, malignant NCIT:C7712 melanoma of uvea MESH:C536494 melanoma (disease) of uvea ICD10:C69.3 MedDRA:10061252 uvea melanoma EFO:1000616 GARD:0008621 uveal melanoma A melanoma derived from melanocytes of the uveal tract. It is the most common primary intraocular tumor in the United States and Western Europe. Similar to melanoma of the skin, it is rare in Africa and Asia. Diagnostic procedures include ophthalmoscopic exam, fluorescein angiography and ultrasound. Treatment includes: surgical excision of the eye, iridocyclectomy and tumor resection. Recent treatments also include radiotherapy or photo coagulation. Classification of uveal melanomas recognizes four cell types within these tumors: epithelioid, intermediate, mixed cell, and spindle cell types. The spindle cell type uveal melanomas are further sub-classified as spindle cell type A and spindle cell type B. melanoma of the uvea intraocular melanoma choroidal melanoma 3.88.0 MedDRA:10081431 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0006486 DOID:6039 Orphanet:39044 iris melanoma ONCOTREE:UM uvea melanoma (disease) Replaced by Mondo term MONDO_0006486, with which this term was previously merged. Use: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0006486 UMLS:C0220633