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Ocular melanomas.

R S Rodriguez-Sains
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The importance of melanomas of the eye and adnexa is that they can be as deadly as the most aggressive cutaneous types, with 15-year mortality rates approaching 50 per cent. Also, treatment may permanently impair the sight. This discussion of melanomas that affect the eye and adnexa commences with the eyelids, proceeds to the conjunctiva, follows with the ocular globe, and includes a consideration of the dysplastic nevus syndrome as it affects the eye.

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Choroid NeoplasmsConjunctival NeoplasmsEye NeoplasmsEyelid NeoplasmsHumansMelanomaNevus, PigmentedSyndromeJournal Article

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R S Rodriguez-Sains. 1985. Ocular melanomas.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3830492/

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