Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology Uveal Tumors
Benign melanocytic tumors of the uvea
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Materin, MA; Singh, AD
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Benign melanocytic uveal tumors are generally known as nevi (also spelled as “naevi”). Nevus is a Latin word meaning birthmark or mole and is a general term for a congenital mark on the skin. In ophthalmology, the term nevus refers to an abnormal, hamartomatous cluster of melanocytes. Uveal melanocytes are derived from neural crest and share this embryologic origin with cutaneous melanocytes.
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Materin, M. A., & Singh, A. D. (2014). Benign melanocytic tumors of the uvea. In Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology Uveal Tumors (pp. 41–74). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54255-8_5
Materin, M. A., and A. D. Singh. “Benign melanocytic tumors of the uvea.” In Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology Uveal Tumors, 41–74, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54255-8_5.
Materin MA, Singh AD. Benign melanocytic tumors of the uvea. In: Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology Uveal Tumors. 2014. p. 41–74.
Materin, M. A., and A. D. Singh. “Benign melanocytic tumors of the uvea.” Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology Uveal Tumors, 2014, pp. 41–74. Scopus, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-54255-8_5.
Materin MA, Singh AD. Benign melanocytic tumors of the uvea. Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology Uveal Tumors. 2014. p. 41–74.