Ocular malignant melanoma in South African blacks

B. Miller; C. Abrahams; G. C. Cole; N. S.F. Proctor

doi:10.1136/bjo.65.10.720

Ocular malignant melanoma in South African blacks

B. Miller, C. Abrahams, G. C. Cole, N. S.F. Proctor

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Abstract

The incidence of primary ocular malignant melanoma in blacks during the last 25 years in a large part of the Transvaal Province of South Africa is reported. Only 8 cases were diagnosed, 1 uveal, 4 conjunctival, and 3 orbital. During this same period 153 cases of primary ocular malignant melanoma were diagnosed in whites. The rarity of these tumours among blacks is stressed and the reasons for this infrequent incidence discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	720-722
Number of pages	3
Journal	British Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume	65
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.65.10.720
State	Published - 1981
Externally published	Yes

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Ophthalmology
Sensory Systems
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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