Cavitary melanoma of the ciliary body. A study of eight cases

Ophthalmology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1091-1098

  Lois, Noemi ^a   Shields, Carol L ^a,b   Shields, Jerry A ^a   Eagle Jr , Ralph C ^a   De Potter, Patrick ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYST; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UVEA MELANOMA;

EID: 0031836006     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(98)96013-4     Document Type: Article

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