"Choroid Neoplasms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Tumors of the choroid; most common intraocular tumors are malignant melanomas of the choroid. These usually occur after puberty and increase in incidence with advancing age. Most malignant melanomas of the uveal tract develop from benign melanomas (nevi).
| Descriptor ID |
D002830
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.588.364.978.223 C11.319.494.198 C11.941.160.238 C11.941.855.198
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| Concept/Terms |
Choroid Neoplasms- Choroid Neoplasms
- Choroid Neoplasm
- Neoplasm, Choroid
- Neoplasms, Choroid
- Choroidal Neoplasms
- Choroidal Neoplasm
- Neoplasm, Choroidal
- Neoplasms, Choroidal
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Choroid Neoplasms" by people in this website by year, and whether "Choroid Neoplasms" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1997 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 1998 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 1999 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2002 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2004 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2006 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2008 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2011 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2012 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2015 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Choroid Neoplasms" by people in Profiles.
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Shields CL, Suribhatla R, Romero M, Ealer C, Bansal R, Emrich J, Komarnicky-Kocher L, Lally SE. TISSUE GLUE-ASSISTED PLAQUE RADIOTHERAPY FOR CHOROIDAL TUMORS WITH SCLERAL THINNING. Retina. 2025 04 01; 45(4):675-682.
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Yu MD, Heiferman M, Korot E, Ahluwalia A, Yu G, Mruthyunjaya P. Pixel Intensity to Estimate Choroidal Tumor Thickness Using 2-Dimensional Ultra-Widefield Images. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2025 Mar 01; 143(3):236-240.
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Adams OE, Siddiqui Y, Simmons MA, Tang PH, Koozekanani DD. CHOROIDAL NEVUS ASSOCIATED WITH VITELLIFORM DEPOSITION IN A PATIENT WITH AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT BEST DYSTROPHY. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2024 Jan 01; 18(1):120-123.
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DeSimone JD, Dockery PW, Vempuluru VS, Konstantinou EK, Singla K, Lally SE, Shields CL. Bilateral circumscribed choroidal hemangiomas in 2 patients: a rare finding. Can J Ophthalmol. 2024 Aug; 59(4):e404-e407.
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DeSimone JD, Shields CN, Kalafatis NE, Marous MR, Marous CL, Shields JA, Shields CL. Understanding choroidal nevus risk factors for transformation into melanoma. Clin Dermatol. 2024 Jan-Feb; 42(1):38-45.
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Qureshi MB, Lentz PC, Xu TT, White LJ, Olsen TW, Pulido JS, Dalvin LA. Choroidal Nevus Features Associated with Subspecialty Referral. Ophthalmol Retina. 2023 Dec; 7(12):1097-1108.
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Corvi F, Corradetti G, Wong A, Pulido JS, Shields CL, Freund KB, Sarraf D, Sadda SR. MULTIMODAL IMAGING OF A CHOROIDAL NEVUS WITH CAVERNS IN THE SETTING OF PACHYCHOROID DISEASE. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2022 11 01; 16(6):670-673.
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Negretti GS, Kalafatis NE, Shields JA, Shields CL. Choroidal Melanoma Masquerading as Central Serous Chorioretinopathy. Ophthalmol Retina. 2023 02; 7(2):171-177.
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DeSimone JD, Dockery PW, Kreinces JB, Soares RR, Shields CL. Survey of ophthalmic imaging use to assess risk of progression of choroidal nevus to melanoma. Eye (Lond). 2023 04; 37(5):953-958.
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Durrani AF, Zhou Y, Musch DC, Demirci H. Treatment of Choroidal Hemangioma with Photodynamic Therapy and Bevacizumab. Ophthalmol Retina. 2022 06; 6(6):533-535.