Coexistent Primary Choroidal and Cutaneous Melanoma
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Coexistent primary choroidal and cutaneous melanoma.
Sir, The development of primary choroidal and cutaneous malignant melanoma in the same patient is rare, with only 8 cases described in the literature (1 – 3). In contrast, the occurrence of primary cutaneous and choroidal melanoma in association with the atypical mole syndrome has been documented by a number of authors (2). We describe here the case of a 71-year-old man who presented initially ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Dermato-Venereologica
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0001-5555
DOI: 10.1080/00015550310007102