Recurrence in patients with melanoma of the trunk is influenced by the type of drainage in different lymphatic basins
✍ Scribed by Ribero, S.; Quaglino, P.; Osella-Abate, S.; Lauro, D.; Grassi, M.; Senetta, R.; Savoia, P.; Caliendo, V.; Macripò, G.; Sapino, A.; Bernengo, M.G.
- Book ID
- 122426115
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 42 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0748-7983
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