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A case report of a choroidal metastasis from an oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma is described. The computerised tomographic, ultrasonographic, histologic and immunohistochemic findings are presented with a review of the literature.
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Mooy, C.M., de Jong, P.T.V.M. & Verbeek, A.M. Choroidal metastasis of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Int Ophthalmol 14, 63–71 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00154203
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