Talk:Eye cancer

Cancer can develop in the eyes. When asking "What is eye cancer, and how does it develop," it is important to know that the eyeball, also referred to as the globe, has two important parts that are able to become infected with cancerous diseases. The important parts of the eye that can form cancer are the retina and the uvea. When cancer is forms in these parts of the eye, it is reffered to as Intraocular Cancer, meaning within the eye, and when cancer spreads to other parts of the body it is known as secondary intraocular cancer. To better understand what eye cancer is and how to treat it, some background information is necessary. The orbit and and Adnexal structures of the eye may become infected with cancer. The orbit is tissue around the eyeball. When this tissue becomes infected it is called Orbital Cancer. The Adnexal (or accessory) structure, such as the eyelid or tear glands, becomes infected it is called Adnexal Cancer. Types of Cancer to agknowledge or become familiar with are cancers such as primary intraocular cancers and secondary intraocular cancers. Primary intraocular cancers start in side the globe, or eyeball. For adults, the two most common primary intraocular cancers are melanoma and lymphoma. For children, retinoblastoma is the most common primary intraocular cancer with medulloepithelioma coming in second. Secondary intraocular cancers are cancers that have spread to the eye from another part of the body. The most common cancers that spread to the eye are breast and lung cancers. This occurs quite often when these diseases spread. Usually these cancers spread to the part of the eyeball called the uvea. Surgery is available to treat and cure primary intraocular melanomas but not lymphoma. Some of the surgeries include removing the iris, removal of the ciliary bodies that become infected or even removal of the entire eyeball. Generally, patients are free to leave the hospital one or two days after surgery, but severe cases do call for long recovery times.

The above information was moved here from Eye. -AED 21:54, 2 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]