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. 1986 Feb;70(2):100–103. doi: 10.1136/bjo.70.2.100

Choroidal metastasis of adenocystic carcinoma of the salivary gland.

S M Gutmann, J S Weiss, D M Albert
PMCID: PMC1040928  PMID: 3004556

Abstract

A case of adenocystic carcinoma of the salivary gland arising in the hard palate metastatic to the choroid is presented. The histopathology of the tumour is discussed.

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