CLINICAL CASE

Staged approach to treatment of combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium

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Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Ekaterina P. Tebina
Volokolamskoe shosse, 30, str. 2, Moscow, 123182; ur.liam@anibetaniretake

About paper

Compliance with ethical standards: the patient submitted informed consent to staged surgery and personal data processing.

Author contribution: Takhchidi KhP — study concept and design, manuscript editing; Takhchidi NKh — literature analysis; Tebina EP — data acquisition and processing, manuscript writing; Kasminina TA — laser treatment.

Received: 2020-09-07 Accepted: 2020-10-03 Published online: 2020-10-12
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