Multicentric recurrent uveal melanoma
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منابع مشابه
Scleral Necrosis Simulating Recurrent Uveal Melanoma after Plaque Brachytherapy.
Supported by the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (cooperative agreement nos.: U10 EY017823, U10 EY017825, U10 EY017826, and U10 EY017828). The funding organization participated in the design and conduct of the study, data analysis and interpretation, and review of the manuscript. Author Contributions: Conception and design: Maguire, Martin, Ying, Jaffe,...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0301-4738
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_511_20