ILIOINGUINAL LYMPH NODE DISSECTION FOR PALPABLE METASTATIC MELANOMA TO THE GROIN
โ Scribed by Christopher P. Allan; Andrew J. Hayes; J. Meirion Thomas
- Book ID
- 108996153
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 102 KB
- Volume
- 78
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1445-1433
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