Metastatic choroidal melanoma presenting as a solitary pulmonary nodule

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 72-74

  Saraiva, Vinicius S ^a,b   Rodriguez Reyes, Abelardo A ^a   Chen, Moy F ^a   Saraiva, Eun Joo Park ^a   Burnier Jr , Miguel N ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Henry C Witelson Ocular Pathology Laboratory   (Canada)

Author keywords

Choroidal neoplasm; Melanoma; Solitary pulmonary nodule

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOROID MELANOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOOCULOGRAPHY; ENUCLEATION; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG NODULE; MALE; PROTON RADIATION; RETINA DETACHMENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 16344378658     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(05)80121-8     Document Type: Article

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