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A case of iris melanocytoma transformed to malignant melanoma

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan

    Ryo Inoue, Yoshitsugu Saishin, Chiharu Shima, Nobuyuki Ohguro & Yasuo Tano

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan

    Hiroshi Yoshikawa

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, E-7, Osaka University Medical School, 2-2 Yamadaoka Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan

    Nobuyuki Ohguro

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Inoue, R., Saishin, Y., Shima, C. et al. A case of iris melanocytoma transformed to malignant melanoma. Jpn J Ophthalmol 53, 271–273 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10384-008-0649-0

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