Clinicopathologic findings inchoroidal melanomas after failed transpupillary thermotherapy

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 657-663

  Zaldivar, Renzo A ^a   Aaberg Jr , Thomas M ^b   Sternberg Jr , Paul ^a   Waldron, Rhonda ^a   Grossniklaus, Hans E ^a,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ASSOCIATED RETINAL CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^c EMORY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOROID MELANOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOOCULOGRAPHY; ENUCLEATION; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; CHOROID TUMOR; ECHOGRAPHY; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CHOROID NEOPLASMS; EYE ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PUPIL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0037686391     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)02171-2     Document Type: Article

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