Indeterminate Melanocytic Proliferations of the Conjunctiva
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Indeterminate melanocytic proliferations of the conjunctiva.
PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that a subset of conjunctival melanocytic proliferations exists that cannot be reproducibly classified as benign, malignant, or indeterminate. METHODS Three groups of excisional biopsy specimens of conjunctival melanocytic proliferations were evaluated by 5 ophthalmic pathologists. These groups included lesions that were considered b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.117.9.1131