Conjunctival primary acquired melanosis and melanoma: Tales, fairy tales, and facts

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 167-172

  Shields, Carol L ^a   Shields, Jerry A ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVAL ACQUIRED PRIMARY MELANOSIS; CONJUNCTIVAL MELANOMA; CONJUNCTIVAL PRIMARY ACQUIRED MELANOSIS; CRYOTHERAPY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FINLAND; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MELANOMA; MELANOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR BIOPSY; UNITED STATES; CONJUNCTIVA TUMOR; INCIDENCE; PATHOLOGY;

CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CONJUNCTIVAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MELANOMA; MELANOSIS;

EID: 68049114524     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181a48ad4     Document Type: Article

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