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Choroidal Nevus and Melanocytoma

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Choroidal nevi are common benign neoplasms arising from melanocytes of the uveal tract that rarely undergo malignant transformation. The principal clinical concern is to accurately distinguish between choroidal nevi and small choroidal melanomas.

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    Daniel M. Albert

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Joan W. Miller

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Dimitri T. Azar

  4. Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Lucy H. Young

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    Joan Marie O’Brien

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Retina Service, Harvard Medical School; Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA

    Evangelos S. Gragoudas

  3. The MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas, USA

    Dan S. Gombos

  4. Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

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Alhumaid, S., Harbour, J.W. (2022). Choroidal Nevus and Melanocytoma. In: Albert, D.M., Miller, J.W., Azar, D.T., Young, L.H. (eds) Albert and Jakobiec's Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42634-7_258

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