Diffuse choroidal melanoma: Clinical features predictive of metastasis

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 956-963

  Shields, Carol L ^a   Shields, Jerry A ^a   De Potter, Patrick ^a   Cater, Jacqueline ^b   Tardio, David ^a   Barrett, Jeffrey ^a  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHOROID MELANOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; OPTIC NERVE TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERA; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0029783084     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1996.01100140164009     Document Type: Article

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