Early-onset scleral necrosis after iodine I 125 plaque radiotherapy for ciliochoroidal melanoma

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 259-261

  Corrêa, Zélia M ^a,b,d   Augsburger, James J ^a,e   Freire, Jorge ^c   Eagle Jr , Ralph C ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Italo M Marcon Eye Institute   (Brazil)

^c ALLEGHENY UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOROID MELANOMA; CILIARY BODY TUMOR; ENUCLEATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; SCLERA DISEASE; TISSUE NECROSIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033041338     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.117.2.259     Document Type: Article

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