Maggot Debridement Therapy of a Leg Wound From Kaposi's Sarcoma: A Case Report
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Maggot Debridement Therapy of a Leg Wound From Kaposi's Sarcoma: A Case Report
Yuankai Lin, Molly Amin, Xuan Nguyen, and Surabhi Amar, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix; Abigail F.W. Donnelly, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ; and Surabhi Amar, University of Arizona College of MedicinePhoenix, Phoenix, AZ Authors’ disclosures of potential conflicts of interest and contributions are found at the end of this article. Corresponding author: Surabhi Amar, MD, Division of HematologyO...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Global Oncology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2378-9506
DOI: 10.1200/jgo.2015.001594