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Jerry A. Shields

Researcher at Thomas Jefferson University

Publications -  1278
Citations -  53680

Jerry A. Shields is an academic researcher from Thomas Jefferson University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Plaque radiotherapy & Choroid. The author has an hindex of 105, co-authored 1267 publications receiving 48629 citations. Previous affiliations of Jerry A. Shields include Pennsylvania Hospital & Wills Eye Institute.

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Survey of 1264 patients with orbital tumors and simulating lesions: The 2002 Montgomery Lecture, part 1.

TL;DR: In this paper, a retrospective chart review was carried out for 1264 consecutive patients referred for a suspected orbital mass over a 30-year period to determine the incidence of specific orbital tumors based on patients referred to an ocular oncology center.
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Survey of 520 eyes with uveal metastases.

TL;DR: The choroid is the most common site for uveal metastases, and the tumors occur most often in the posterior pole of the eye with an average of two tumors per eye.
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The International Classification of Retinoblastoma predicts chemoreduction success.

TL;DR: The ICRB can be of assistance in predicting CRD success for retinoblastoma and additional treatment methods are necessary to salvage more group D eyes.
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Metastasis of Uveal Melanoma Millimeter-by-Millimeter in 8033 Consecutive Eyes

TL;DR: Increasing millimeter thickness of uveal melanoma is associated with increasing risk for metastasis, and clinical factors predictive of metastasis by multivariate analysis included increasing patient age, ciliary body location, increase tumor diameter, increasing tumor thickness, having a brown tumor, and the presence of subretinal fluid, intraocular hemorrhage, or extraocular extension.
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Tumors of the conjunctiva and cornea

TL;DR: Clinical description and illustration of the many conjunctival and corneal tumors are provided and tumor management is discussed and the most frequent nonmelanocytic neoplastic lesions include squamous cell carcinoma and lymphoma, both of which have typical features appreciated on clinical examination.