Choroidal mass as the presenting sign of small cell lung carcinoma

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 605-608

  Fernandes, Bruno F ^a,c   Fernandes, Luiza Helena ^b   Burnier Jr , Miguel N ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL DOS SERVIDORES DO ESTADO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Choroidal; Lung; Metastasis; Ocular; Small cell

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CHOROID TUMOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RADIATION DOSE; TRANSPUPILLARY THERMOTHERAPY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33750381874     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(06)80032-3     Document Type: Article

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