Pregnancy and survival-related outcomes of uveal melanoma treated with brachytherapy in women of reproductive age
Pregnancy does not appear to negatively impact the prognosis of UM patients undergoing PBT. PBT showed no observable detriment to maternal fertility and exhibited no teratogenic effects on the fetus. However, the long-term implications of PBT on pregnancy remain uncertain, necessitating additional, prolonged follow-up studies.
Authors
- Ruiheng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5460-7196)
- Heyan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6558-4724)
- Wen‐Da Zhou
- Haotian Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6271-0249)
- Dong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2265-6727)
- Wenbin Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2386-0989)
- Yueming Liu
Institutions
- Beijing Tongren Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-024-03681-6
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Oncology and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Capital Medical University
- Capital Health Research and Development of Special Fund
- Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen