Multifocal amelanotic conjunctival melanoma and acquired melanosis sine pigmento.
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Multifocal amelanotic conjunctival melanoma
Clinical and histopathological features of four cases of multifocal amelanotic malignant melanoma of the conjunctiva in association with 'acquired melanosis sine pigmento' are reported. The absence ofconjunctival pigmentation in this extremely rare combination of lesions prevented early diagnosis and clinical monitoring. As a result orbital exenteration was required in three cases. This multice...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.76.3.163