Incidence and tumour location of iris melanoma in Denmark: a nationwide cohort study (1943–2021)
Iris melanoma incidence increased significantly over the 79-year study period, primarily driven by inferior iris tumours most exposed to the sun. These findings support the hypothesis that UVR plays a pathogenic role in iris melanoma development.
Authors
- Steffen Heegaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5906-7670)
- Jane Christensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0009-2991)
- Mette Bagger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6381-8465)
- Carsten Faber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2517-7270)
- Tine Gadegaard Hindsø (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5368-511X)
- Kristoffer Nissen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8007-8611)
- Jens Folke Kiilgaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1054-1460)
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
- Rigshospitalet (DK)
- Danish Cancer Society (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo-2025-327954
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Oncology and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00