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Two cases of double melanoma of the uvea

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology and Orthoptics, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    Michael J Tappin & Ian G Rennie

  2. Department of Ophthalmic Sciences Unit, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    M Andrew Parsons

  3. Institute for Cancer Studies, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    Karen Sisley & R C Rees

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Tappin, M., Parsons, M., Sisley, K. et al. Two cases of double melanoma of the uvea. Eye 10, 600–602 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1996.137

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Keywords

  • Uvea
  • Melanoma
  • Tumour
  • Cytogenetics

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