Anorectal malignant melanoma: Diagnosis and treatment of 42 cases
β Scribed by Xiao-bin Li; Lin Shi; Shuang-min Zhang
- Book ID
- 107467024
- Publisher
- Chinese Anti-Cancer Association
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 191 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1000-9604
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