Early CT-scan for chronic lacrimal duct symptoms – case report of a malignant melanoma of the lacrimal sac and review of the literature
✍ Scribed by Arnaud Gleizal; Laurent Kodjikian; Frédérique Lebreton; Jean-Luc Beziat
- Book ID
- 119291120
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 306 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1010-5182
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