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Clinical treatment options for early-stage and advanced conjunctival melanoma.
Survey of ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2000
Zeng Yue, Hu Chunhong, Shu Long, Pan Yue, Zhao Lishu, Pu Xingxiang, Wu Fang
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Conjunctival melanoma (CM) is an ocular malignant tumor arising from the bulbar and palpebral conjunctiva and from the caruncle. The treatment of early-stage CM is wide local excision, followed by cryotherapy to the margins and adjuvant therapy postoperatively. Advanced CM has a poor prognosis, and there is no consensus on its management. With the development of precision medicine, the identification of genetic...
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