Multifocal intraocular malignant melanoma: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Ophthalmology

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1345-1348

  Dithmar, Stefan ^a,b   Völcker, Hans E ^b   Grossniklaus, Hans E ^a,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c EMORY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENUCLEATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; UVEA MELANOMA;

EID: 0033505870     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(99)00722-8     Document Type: Article

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