Merkel cell carcinoma: an illustrative case and review
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Address for correspondence: Rafał Czajkowski MD, PhD, DSc, Department of Dermatology, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Immunodermatology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Ludwik Rydygier Medical College in Bydgoszcz, 9 Skłodowskiej-Curie St, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland, phone: +48 52 585 45 68, e-mail: [email protected] Received: 29.12.2013, accepted: 14.01.2014. Merkel cell carcinoma: an illustrative case and review
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دوره 31 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2014