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Ultrasonography in the diagnosis and follow-up of Ruthenium-treated malignant melanomas

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Ophthalmic Echography 13

Part of the book series: Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series ((DOPS,volume 55))

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There are many unanswered questions regarding the correct treatment of malignant melanoma of the choroid. Is radiation therapy a more effective form than enucleation or local surgical excision? Which form of radiation therapy is most effective? Should adjuvant chemotherapy be used?

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  1. Antwerp Ophthalmic Surgical Centre, Van Eycklei 5 bus 1-2, B-2018, Antwerp, Belgium

    F. Goes, J. P. Huyghe, H. Verbraeken, P. Brabant & J. J. De Laey

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Goes, F., Huyghe, J.P., Verbraeken, H., Brabant, P., De Laey, J.J. (1993). Ultrasonography in the diagnosis and follow-up of Ruthenium-treated malignant melanomas. In: Till, P. (eds) Ophthalmic Echography 13. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 55. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1846-0_24

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