Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma with perineural invasion resulting in death

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-251

  Kaines, Andrew ^a   Davis, Garry ^a   Selva, Dinesh ^a   Leibovitch, Igal ^a   Dodd, Thomas ^b   Malhotra, Raman ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA TUMOR; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; EVISCERATION; HUMAN; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERINEURIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 19544365918     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1542-8877-20050501-13     Document Type: Article

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