Patterns of regional head and neck lymph node metastasis in primary conjunctival malignant melanoma

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1468-1471

  Lim, M ^a,b   Tatla, T ^b   Hersh, D ^c   Hungerford, J ^c  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL THROAT NOSE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; NOSE CAVITY; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONJUNCTIVAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PAROTID GLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

EID: 33845271002     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.099754     Document Type: Article

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