Sentinel lymph node biopsy in malignant melanoma: The standard of care?
โ Scribed by D'Emilia, John C.; Lawrence, Walter
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 75 KB
- Volume
- 65
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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