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. 2021 Mar 15;13(6):1306.
doi: 10.3390/cancers13061306.

Comment on Roelofs, K.A.; et al. Detecting Progression of Melanocytic Choroidal Tumors by Sequential Imaging: Is Ultrasonography Necessary? Cancers 2020, 12, 1856

Luigi Capasso  1 , Marco Gioia  2 , Maddalena De Bernardo  2 , Nicola Rosa  2
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Comment on Roelofs, K.A.; et al. Detecting Progression of Melanocytic Choroidal Tumors by Sequential Imaging: Is Ultrasonography Necessary? Cancers 2020, 12, 1856

Luigi Capasso et al. Cancers (Basel). .

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We read with great interest the paper by Roelofs et al [...].

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