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Evaluation of a short-term topical interferon α-2b treatment for histologically proven melanoma and primary acquired melanosis with atypia

Aylin GaripDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Markus M. SchaumbergerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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Armin WolfDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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Tina R. HeroldDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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Christina V. MillerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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Annemarie KlingensteinDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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Kirsten Schebitz-WalterSection of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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Christoph R. HintschichSection of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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Pages 29-34 | Received 15 Jul 2015, Accepted 08 Sep 2015, Published online: 04 Dec 2015

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