Bilateral diffuse uveal melanocytic proliferation and uterine cancer. A case report

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 366-368

  Ritland, J S ^a   Eide, N ^a   Tausjo J ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bilateral diffuse uveal melanocytic proliferation; Drainage of subretinal fluid; Irradiation theraphy; Paraneoplastic syndrome; Uterine cancer; Uvea

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBRETINAL FLUID; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; UTERUS CANCER; UVEA DISEASE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; CELL DIVISION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; MELANOCYTES; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES; RETINA; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; UVEAL DISEASES;

EID: 0034111202     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2000.078003366.x     Document Type: Article

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