Eyelid skin trichilemmoma and underlying local malignancy: is an aggressive treatment necessary?
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Open Ophthalmology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2397-3269
DOI: 10.1136/bmjophth-2020-000513