Diagnostic Histopathology
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 38-47 , January 2008

Dermal melanocytoses and variants

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doi: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2007.11.001

Diagnostic Histopathology
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 38-47 , January 2008

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