Distant Subconjunctival Recurrences following Proton Therapy for a Choroidal Melanoma with Extrascleral Extension

Victoria Mouvet; Alexandre Moulin; Alessia Pica; Ann Schalenbourg

doi:10.1055/a-0796-6299

Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde, Table of Contents

Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2019; 236(04): 422-424
DOI: 10.1055/a-0796-6299

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Distant Subconjunctival Recurrences following Proton Therapy for a Choroidal Melanoma with Extrascleral Extension

Entfernte subkonjunktivale Rezidive nach Protonentherapie für ein choroidales Melanom mit extraskleraler Extension

Victoria Mouvet

¹Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lausanne, FAA, Switzerland

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Alexandre Moulin

¹Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lausanne, FAA, Switzerland

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Alessia Pica

²Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, ETH Domain, Villigen, Switzerland

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Ann Schalenbourg

¹Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lausanne, FAA, Switzerland

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