Local conjunctival metastases from primary conjunctival melanoma: Clinico-pathological correlation and implications

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-39

  Mudhar, Hardeep Singh ^a   Rennie, Ian G ^b  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONJUNCTIVA TUMOR; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOCAL CONJUNCTIVAL METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; OCULAR BLOOD VESSEL; PRIMARY CONJUNCTIVAL MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CONJUNCTIVAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84872277534     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2011-301334     Document Type: Article

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