Mesectodermal leiomyoma exclusively involving the posterior choroid

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 451-454

  Perri, Paolo ^a   Paduano, Beatrice ^a   Incorvaia, Carlo ^a   Costagliola, Ciro ^a   Parmeggiani, Francesco ^a   Rossi, Sonia ^a   Lamberti, Giuseppe ^a   Nenci, Italo ^a   Sebastiani, Adolfo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A SCAN; ADULT; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CASE REPORT; CHOROID TUMOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENUCLEATION; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0036742912     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)01573-8     Document Type: Article

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