Ultrasound biomicroscopy for estimation of tumor thickness for conjunctival melanoma

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 533-537

  Ho, Viet H ^a   Prager, Thomas C ^b   Diwan, Hafeez ^a   Prieto, Victor ^a   Esmaeli, Bita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breslow thickness; Conjuctival melanoma; Ultrasound biomicroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA TUMOR; CRYOTHERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; CONJUNCTIVAL NEOPLASMS; CRYOSURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY, ACOUSTIC; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 35748986433     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20343     Document Type: Article

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