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A conjunctival and choroidal melanoma in the same eye: report of two cases

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  1. Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, London, EC1V 2PD, UK

    Ido D. Fabian, Caroline Thaung & Victoria M. L. Cohen

  2. Ocular Oncology Service, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, UK

    Ido D. Fabian & Victoria M. L. Cohen

  3. UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK

    Caroline Thaung

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Fabian, I.D., Thaung, C. & Cohen, V.M.L. A conjunctival and choroidal melanoma in the same eye: report of two cases. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 255, 841–842 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-017-3609-x

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