Cancer Pathology
Tumors may be either benign or malignant, where benign tumors may be precursors of malignant tumors. The most significant difference between benign and malignant tumors is that the malignant tumors have metastatic potential, whereas benign tumors do not m
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Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology Basic Principles and Diagnostic Techniques Second Edition
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Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology
Arun D. Singh • Bertil Damato Editors
Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology Basic Principles and Diagnostic Techniques Second Edition
Editors Arun D. Singh Department of Ophthalmic Oncology Cole Eye Institute Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH USA
Bertil Damato Ocular Oncology Service Department of Ophthalmology University of California San Francisco, CA USA
ISBN 978-3-642-40488-7 ISBN 978-3-642-40489-4 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-40489-4 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London
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Preface
The management of patients with an ophthalmic tumor presents particular challenges. Ophthalmic tumors are rare and diverse so that their diagnosis can be quite complex. Treatment usually requires special expertise and equipment and, in many instances, is controversial.
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