Amelanotic Cellular Blue Nevus: An Unusual Iris Localization
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چکیده
The authors describe the first case of eye amelanotic cellular blue nevus reported in literature and discuss the main differential diagnosis.
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دوره 2012 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2012