Surgical management of circumscribed conjunctival melanomas

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 208-215

  Shields, Jerry A ^a,b   Shields, Carol L ^a   De Potter, Patrick ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Cryotherapy; Melanoma; Primary acquired melanosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CONJUNCTIVA TUMOR; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MELANOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031802137     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002341-199805000-00012     Document Type: Article

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