A Case of Proctogenic Malignant Amelanotic Melanoma.
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عنوان ژورنال: Nippon Daicho Komonbyo Gakkai Zasshi
سال: 1992
ISSN: 1882-9619,0047-1801
DOI: 10.3862/jcoloproctology.45.7_1015