Histologic findings and prognosis of uveal malignant melanoma in Japanese patients

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 276-283

  Sakamoto, T ^a   Sakamoto, M ^a   Yoshikawa, H ^a   Hata, Y ^a   Ishibashi, T ^a   Ohnishi, Y ^a   Inomata, H ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CHOROID MELANOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENUCLEATION; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAPAN; MALE; MICROVASCULARIZATION; MITOSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPINDLE CELL; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0029978199     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)70275-2     Document Type: Article

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