Diagnostic Histopathology
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 186-194 , April 2009

Necrobiotic lesions of the skin: an approach and review of the literature

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doi: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2009.02.001

Diagnostic Histopathology
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 186-194 , April 2009

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