Treatment of lentigo maligna (Review)
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- Jean Kanitakis
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Affiliations: Department of Dermatology (Pav. R), Ed. Herriot Hospital Group, 69437 Lyon Cedex 03, France - Published online on: February 26, 2021 https://doi.org/10.3892/wasj.2021.93
- Article Number: 22
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Copyright: © Kanitakis . This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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