An uncommon malignant neoplasm of the caruncle: Report of a case of undifferentiated carcinoma

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 374-376

  Lam, Dennis S C ^a   To, Ka F ^a   Fan, Dorothy S P ^a   Cheuk, Wah ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EYELID CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; UNDIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA;

EID: 0031941129     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.116.3.374     Document Type: Article

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