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Malignant melanomas of the choroid that on fluorescein angiography and perimetry gave the impression of naevi

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Firstly: methods of examination such as fluorescein angiography and perimetry are not entirely reliable in the differential diagnosis between a choroid naevus and a small flat melanoma in its initial stage.

Secondly: therefore, large ‘naevi’ should be followed up meticulously for a very long time, in spite of the statistically very small risk of malignant degeneration.

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  1. M. Hogeweg

    Present address: Dept. of Ophthalmology, Academic Hospital, Leyden University, The Netherlands

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    M. Hogeweg, P. J. M. Bos, E. L. Greve & A. B. De Haan

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From the Eye Clinic of the University of Amsterdam, 104 Helmersstraat, Amsterdam - Head: Prof. Dr. R. A. Crone.

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Hogeweg, M., Bos, P.J.M., Greve, E.L. et al. Malignant melanomas of the choroid that on fluorescein angiography and perimetry gave the impression of naevi. Doc Ophthalmol 40, 301–318 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00155043

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