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Review
. 2003 Nov;87(11):1428-9.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.87.11.1428.

Malignant melanoma of the conjunctiva metastasising to the parotid gland

F Cuthbertson, J Luck, S Rose
Review

Malignant melanoma of the conjunctiva metastasising to the parotid gland

F Cuthbertson et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2003 Nov.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Pedunculated lesion arising from the nasal limbal conjunctiva, right eye.
Figure 2
Figure 2
FNA cytology of the parotid swelling. Highly pleomorphic malignant epithelioid melanocytes with scattered lymphocytes in the background. Scale bar = 25 mm.
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