Disseminated conjunctival melanoma [4] (multiple letters)

Ophthalmology

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2317-2318

  Esmaeli, Bita ^a   Tuomaala, Seppo ^b   Kivelä, Tero ^b  

^a Texas ^*  (United States)

^b Helsinki Office   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; LETTER; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 9644264044     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2004.09.011     Document Type: Letter

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