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. 1986 Dec;70(12):907–910. doi: 10.1136/bjo.70.12.907

Desmoplastic malignant melanoma masquerading as chalazion.

J P Roper, T Jones, J D Common
PMCID: PMC1040859  PMID: 3542016

Abstract

Desmoplastic malignant melanoma is a rare and highly malignant tumour, which usually occurs in the head and neck. This is demonstrated by a case history of a patient with this lesion on the lower lid, which has not been previously described in the British ophthalmological literature. The lesion often presents considerable problems of histological diagnosis.

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