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Case Reports
. 2018 Nov/Dec;93(6):936-937.
doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20187657.

Conjunctival melanoma

Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado de Abreu  1 , Jéssica Priscila Tozo  2 , Amanda Kloster Wagner  2
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Case Reports

Conjunctival melanoma

Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado de Abreu et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2018 Nov/Dec.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest: None.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Digital retinography: lesion on the nasal conjunctiva of the right eye
Figure 2
Figure 2
Ocular ultrasound: homogeneous lesion near the limbus
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