Abstract
This chapter will describe subepithelial, junctional and compound conjunctival nevus, primary acquired melanosis with and without atypia and conjunctival melanoma.
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Abbreviations
- Ab:
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Antibodies
- HES:
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Hematoxylin-eosin-saffron stain
- IVCM :
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In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy
- PAM:
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Primary acquired melanosis
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Garcin, T., Kaspi, M., Habougit, C., Grivet, D., Perrot, JL., Cinotti, E. (2020). Melanocytic Conjunctival Tumors. In: Kaspi, M., Cinotti, E., Perrot, JL., Garcin, T. (eds) Eyelid and Conjunctival Tumors. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36606-3_14
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