Two cases of double melanoma of the uvea

Eye

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 600-602

  Tappin, Michael J ^a   Andrew Parsons, M ^a   Sisley, Karen ^a   Rees, R C ^a   Rennie, Ian G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; CHOROID; CILIARY BODY; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GONIOSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IRIDECTOMY; MALE; UVEA MELANOMA;

EID: 10544240365     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1996.137     Document Type: Article

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