Primary acquired melanosis: A unique presentation
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Primary acquired melanosis of the conjunctiva: experience with 311 eyes.
PURPOSE To evaluate clinical features and risks for transformation of conjunctival primary acquired melanosis (PAM) into melanoma. METHODS Retrospective chart review and Kaplan-Meier estimates of times to PAM enlargement, recurrence, and transformation into melanoma. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES PAM enlargement, recurrence, and transformation into melanoma. RESULTS The mean patient age at diagno...
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عنوان ژورنال: IP International Journal of Ocular Oncology and Oculoplasty
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2581-5024,2581-5016
DOI: 10.18231/j.ijooo.2020.050