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Case Report

External beam radiation for localized periocular amyloidosis: a case series

Thomas S. Coppermana Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Minh Tam Truongb Department of Radiation Oncology, Boston University, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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John L. Berkc Amyloidosis Center, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Rachel K. Sobeld Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
Pages 210-216 | Received 10 Sep 2017, Accepted 27 May 2018, Published online: 11 Jun 2018

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