Presumed choroidal langerhans cell histiocytosis following a previously resected solitary central nervous system lesion in an adult.

نویسندگان

  • Niall Patton
  • Tze Lai
  • Peter Robbins
  • David Holthouse
  • Chris Barry
  • Ian Constable
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Archives of ophthalmology

دوره 124 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006