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Table 1 Epidemiological data of uveal melanoma

From: Diagnostic methods and therapeutic options of uveal melanoma with emphasis on MR imaging—Part I: MR imaging with pathologic correlation and technical considerations

Parameter

Distribution

Incidence rate (million person/year)

5–7

Median age (range)

62 (6–100)

Gender (%)

 

 Male

51.2

 Female

48.8

Race (%)

 

 Caucasian

98

 Hispanic

1

 American African

< 1

 Asian

< 1

White-to-Black patients ratio

1:15–1:50

Uveal melanoma localization (%)

 

 Choroid

90

 Ciliary body

7

 Iris

3