Proliferating Trichilemmal Tumor - A Very Rare Disease In Young Adults

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  • Diana Monteiro
  • Jorge Pinheiro
  • Pedro Silva
  • Álvaro Silva
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Diana Monteiro1*, Jorge Pinheiro2, Pedro Silva1, Álvaro Silva1 1Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic and Burn Unity, Faculty of Medicine of Porto University, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal 2Department of Pathology, Centro Hospitalar São João, Faculty of Medicine of Porto University, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal SOJ Surgery Open Access Letter to Editor

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تاریخ انتشار 2017