Clinical factors in the identification of small choroidal melanoma

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 351-357

  Shields, Carol L ^a,b   Demirci, Hakan ^a   Materin, Miguel A ^a   Marr, Brian P ^a   Mashayekhi, Arman ^a   Shields, Jerry A ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Choroid; Clinical features; Enucleation; Eye; Growth; Location; Management; Melanoma, small; Metastasis; Orange pigment; Plaque; Radiotherapy; Subretinal fluid; Symptoms; Thickness; Transpupillary thermotherapy; Uvea

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RISK; CANCER SIZE; CHOROID MELANOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; METASTASIS; NEVUS; OPTIC DISK; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 3042813201     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(04)80005-X     Document Type: Article

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