Sentinel Node Biopsy in Melanoma of the Trunk and the Extremities in Tumescent Local Anesthesia
โ Scribed by Klaus Eichhorn; Regina Renner; Uwe Frithjof haustein
- Book ID
- 109071741
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 608 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1076-0512
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