Long-term survival in choroidal and ciliary body melanoma after enucleation versus plaque radiation therapy

Ophthalmology

Volumn 105, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1670-1678

  Augsburger, James J ^a,d   Corrêa, Zélia M ^a,c   Freire, Jorge ^b   Brady, Luther W ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Instituto de Olhos   (Brazil)

^d WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHOROID MELANOMA; CILIARY BODY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0031792557     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(98)99037-6     Document Type: Article

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