Effect of Biopsy Technique on the Survival Rate of Malignant Melanoma Patients |
Yamashita, Yutaro
(Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Dermatology, The University of Tokushima Graduate School)
Hashimoto, Ichiro (Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Dermatology, The University of Tokushima Graduate School) Abe, Yoshiro (Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Dermatology, The University of Tokushima Graduate School) Seike, Takuya (Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Dermatology, The University of Tokushima Graduate School) Okawa, Katsumasa (Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Dermatology, The University of Tokushima Graduate School) Senzaki, Yuichi (Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Dermatology, The University of Tokushima Graduate School) Murao, Kazutoshi (Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Dermatology, The University of Tokushima Graduate School) Kubo, Yoshiaki (Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Dermatology, The University of Tokushima Graduate School) Nakanishi, Hideki (Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Dermatology, The University of Tokushima Graduate School) |
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