Study reveals hidden melanoma spread that traditional imaging misses

Researchers discovered that uveal melanoma—a deadly eye cancer—frequently spreads to multiple organs in ways that go undetected by standard clinical methods. The finding suggests current survival estimates may be unreliable and could reshape how doctors monitor and treat patients after initial diagnosis.

Originaltitel: Multiorgan Involvement of Dormant Uveal Melanoma Micrometastases in Postmortem Tissue From Patients Without Coexisting Macrometastases