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The authors report a case of limbal conjunctival melanoma treated in a conservative manner. The choice of such a therapy was based not only on clinical examinations and review of literature, but also and mainly on the intraoperative histological examination that showed no involvement of the conjunctival deeper layers.
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Scrivanti, M., Gini, G.P., Mastellone, G.R. et al. Clinical and therapeutical considerations on a case of conjunctival melanoma. Doc Ophthalmol 70, 287–292 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00157058
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