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Abstract
Tumors of the choroid; most common intraocular tumors are malignant melanomas of the choroid. These usually occur after puberty and increase in incidence with advancing age. Most malignant melanomas of the uveal tract develop from benign melanomas (nevi).
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- Choroidal Neoplasms
- Choroid Neoplasm
- Choroidal Neoplasm
- Neoplasm, Choroid
- Neoplasm, Choroidal
- Neoplasms, Choroid
- Neoplasms, Choroidal
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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of the eye: do not confuse with neoplasms of CHOROID PLEXUS ( = CHOROID PLEXUS NEOPLASMS); coordinate with histological type of neoplasm
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Choroid Neoplasms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002830. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002830
- Choroid Neoplasms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56014510