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Melanocytoma (magnocellular nevus) is a benign, congenital hamartoma arising from melanocytes.

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  1. Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N Wolfe Street, B-20, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA

    Ahmadreza Moradi MD

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  1. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida, USA

    Carlos A. Medina

  2. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, MIAMI, Florida, USA

    Justin H. Townsend

  3. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Arun D. Singh

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Moradi, A. (2016). Melanocytoma. In: Medina, C., Townsend, J., Singh, A. (eds) Manual of Retinal Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20460-4_34

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