Metastatic melanoma of the spleen without known primary
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Comparison of c-Kit expression between primary and metastatic melanoma of skin and mucosa
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Surgical Case Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2042-8812
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjaa456