Post-menopausal bleeding: A rare presentation of metastatic uveal melanoma

Pathology and Oncology Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 184-187

  Coutts, Michael A ^a   Borthwick, Nicola J ^b   Hungerford, John L ^c   Cree, Ian A ^b,d  

^a MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Eye; Melanoma; Metastasis; Post menopausal bleeding; Uveal

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOROID MELANOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; EYE TUMOR; FEMALE; HEART TAMPONADE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; METASTASIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; UVEA MELANOMA;

EID: 33750880818     PISSN: 12194956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02893367     Document Type: Article

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