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Transformation of cell type in uveal melanomas: a quantitative histologic analysis.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Oct 2000
Bechrakis N E, Sehu K W, Lee W R, Damato B E, Foerster M H
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the cytologic transformation and tumor progression in a series of uveal melanomas. METHODS: Fifteen cases of uveal melanoma, treated by primary transscleral local resection without primary adjuvant treatment, needed enucleation because of local tumor recurrence. Cytologic and cell morphometric features of the primary tumor and the intraocular recurrence were compared, with evaluation of the...
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