Juvenile conjunctival nevus: Clinicopathologic analysis of 33 cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 399-406

  Thiagalingam, Sureka ^a,b   Johnson, Matthew M ^b,c   Colby, Kathryn A ^a,b   Zembowicz, Artur ^a,b,c,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Melanoma; Nevus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE INJURY; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JUVENILE CONJUNCTIVAL NEVUS; MALE; NEVUS; NEVUS CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONJUNCTIVAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEVUS;

EID: 40849118462     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31815143f3     Document Type: Article

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