Year 2021 / Volume 113 / Number 11
Letter
Unexpected diagnosis for nodular hepatic lesions

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DOI: 10.17235/reed.2021.8230/2021

Isabel Garrido, Rosa Coelho, Joanne Lopes, Guilherme Macedo,

Abstract
Uveal melanoma is the most common primary ocular tumor and has a significant predilection for metastasis to the liver. Nevertheless, metastatic uveal melanoma usually occurs in the first years after the initial treatment, and late recurrence is extremely rare.
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Publication history

Received: 22/07/2021

Accepted: 23/07/2021

Online First: 28/07/2021

Published: 05/11/2021

Article Online First time: 6 days

Article editing time: 106 days


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