Transretinal uveal melanoma biopsy with 25-gauge vitrectomy system

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 279-281

  Abi Ayad, Neil ^a   Grange, Jean Daniel ^a   Salle, Monique ^b   Kodjikian, Laurent ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CROIX ROUSSE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

25 gauge vitrectomy; biopsy; diagnosis; melanoma

Indexed keywords

MELAN A; PROTEIN S 100; TANTALUM;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY DEVICE; CHOROID TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAUGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; RETINA DETACHMENT; TUMOR BIOPSY; UVEA MELANOMA; VITRECTOMY; VITRECTOMY ASSISTED BIOPSY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

BIOPSY, LARGE-CORE NEEDLE; CHOROID NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; PROTON THERAPY; RADIOISOTOPES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TANTALUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 84876415363     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2011.02172.x     Document Type: Article

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