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Epidemiologic aspects of intraocular malignant melanoma

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Malignant Melanoma: Biology, Diagnosis, and Therapy

Part of the book series: Cancer Treatment and Research ((CTAR,volume 43))

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Although descriptions of ocular melanoma date to antiquity, interest in the disease as a specific clinical entity probably began with the Dane, Bendz, in 1833, who described the complete clinical course of a patient with this tumor. The invention of the ophthalmoscope in the mid-19th century gave further impetus to the interest in ocular melanoma, and by the first quarter of this century, a number of books dedicated solely to the topic of ocular cancer had been published. Clinical interest continues today at a high level, and recently there has been new interest in the etiology and epidemiology of the disease [1].

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Gallagher, R.P., Elwood, J.M., Rootman, J. (1988). Epidemiologic aspects of intraocular malignant melanoma. In: Nathanson, L. (eds) Malignant Melanoma: Biology, Diagnosis, and Therapy. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 43. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1751-7_5

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