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    Overview of Neoplasia of the Eye and Associated Structures

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    The different tissues of the eye and associated structures can develop primary neoplasms or can be the site of metastatic neoplasms. Ophthalmic neoplasms vary in histologic type, frequency, and importance in different species, and are a significant group of diseases in veterinary ophthalmology.

    Last full review/revision July 2011 by Kirk N. Gelatt, VMD

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