Title | Flanders and The Netherlands: two different worlds |
Purpose | To investigate the correlation between iris color and the incidence of conjunctival melanoma. In skin and uveal melanoma there are some reports on a correlation between skin type, iris color and melanoma. This study investigate the correlation between iris color and melanoma of the conjunctiva. |
Methods | The iris color of 62 conjunctival melanoma patients diagnosed at Leiden University and of 5 conjunctival melanoma patients of Antwerp University were compared with 500 control persons in Leiden and 100 control persons of Antwerp and Leuven University. |
Results | The iris color differs between the Flemish and Dutch population. There was no correlation between iris color and the incidence of conjunctival melanoma. |
Conclusion | This study started from the clinical observation in The Netherlands that conjunctival melanomas mostly occur from eyes with a blue or grey iris. In comparing with a Flemish population we can conclude that there is no significant correlation between iris color and melanoma of the conjunctiva, but there is a significant difference in iris color between Flemish and Dutch people. |
Last name | MISSOTTEN |
Initials | G |
Department | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
City | Leuven |
Last name | Spileers |
Initials | W |
Department | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
City | Leuven |
Last name | De Keizer |
Initials | RJW |
Department | Universiteit Antwerpen |
City | Antwerpen |