AgNOR counts in conjunctival malignant melanoma lack prognostic value.
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Tumor-associated lymphangiogenesis in conjunctival malignant melanoma
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.76.10.621