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ocular melanoma Audio
oc·u·lar mel·a·no·ma [ ah-kyoo-ler meh-luh-noh-muh ]
Definitions related to ocular melanomas:
  • A melanoma that arises from the structures of the eye or ocular adnexa.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A rare cancer of melanocytes (cells that produce the pigment melanin) found in the eye.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Melanoma is a type of cancer that develops in the cells that produce melanin - the pigment that gives your skin its color. Your eyes also have melanin-producing cells and can develop melanoma. Eye melanoma is also called ocular melanoma.
    Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
  • Ocular melanoma (OM) is a cancer in pigment-producing cells of the eye called melanocytes. Melanocytes are cells that produce the pigment melanin that colors the skin, hair, and eyes, as well as forms moles. There are four tissues in the eye in which melanoma can develop: the uveal tract (uvea); conjunctiva; eyelid; and orbit. The uvea -...
    NIH Genetic and Rare Diseases
    National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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