Conjunctival carcinoma in an immunosuppressed patient

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 891-893

  Ansari, E A ^a,b   Sahni, K ^a   Morrell, A J ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BETAMETHASONE; CEFUROXIME; CYCLOSPORIN A; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA; EYE CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; LETTER; SUBCONJUNCTIVAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031789387     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1998.225     Document Type: Letter

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