Desmoplastic spindle-cell melanoma of the eyelid with orbital invasion

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 134-136

  Dithmar, Stefan ^a   Meldrum, Melissa L ^a   Murray, Douglas R ^a   Grossniklaus, Hans E ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; EYELID CARCINOMA; FACE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MELANOMA; ORBIT METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032821453     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002341-199903000-00013     Document Type: Article

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