Histopathology of documented growth in small melanocytic choroidal tumors

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 122, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1876-1878

  Elner, Victor M ^b   Flint, Andrew ^b   Vine, Andrew K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHOROID MELANOMA; CHOROID TUMOR; ECHOGRAPHY; EYE SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

CHOROID NEOPLASMS; EYE ENUCLEATION; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, PIGMENTED;

EID: 10044290583     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.122.12.1876     Document Type: Article

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