Medulloepithelioma of the ciliary body: Ultrasonographic biomicroscopic findings

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 247-250

  García Feijoó, Julián ^a,c   Encinas, José Luis ^b   Méndez Hernández, Carmen ^a   Ronco, Isabel Sánchez ^b   Martínez De La Casa, José Maria ^a   Sánchez, Julián García ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^c San Francisco de Sales   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CILIARY BODY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOBOMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EYE TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIDECTOMY; LEIOMYOMA; LENS; MALE; MELANOMA; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 12744273514     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2005.24.2.247     Document Type: Article

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