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The Manschot - van Peperzeel concept of the growth and metastasis of uveal melanomas

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  1. Lorenz E. Zimmerman

    Present address: Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 20306, Washington, D.C., USA

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    Lorenz E. Zimmerman, Ian W. McLean & Walter D. Foster

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Much of the material presented in this discussion and Figs 1–5, have recently been published (McLean, Foster & Zimmerman, 1980) and are reproduced with the permission of the Editor, Archives of Ophthalmology.

From the Registry of Ophthalmic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.S. 10306

This study was supported in part by Research Grant EY-01386 from the National Eye Institute, NIH.

The opinions and assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.

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Zimmerman, L.E., McLean, I.W. & Foster, W.D. The Manschot - van Peperzeel concept of the growth and metastasis of uveal melanomas. Doc Ophthalmol 50, 101–110 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00161156

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