Conjunctival melanoma and melanosis: A reappraisal of terminology, classification and staging

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 786-795

  Damato, Bertil ^a   Coupland, Sarah E ^b  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conjunctival neoplasm; Disease specific mortality; Melanoma; Ophthalmology; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CONJUNCTIVA MELANOMA; CONJUNCTIVA TUMOR; CONJUNCTIVAL MELANOCYTIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE CANCER; EYE TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOSIS; METASTASIS; NOMENCLATURE; PIGMENT DISORDER; PRIMARY TUMOR; TUMOR VOLUME; UVEA MELANOMA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CONJUNCTIVAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MELANOSIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 58149357307     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2008.01888.x     Document Type: Article

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