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Spatial and Temporal Control of Murine Melanoma Initiation from Mutant Melanocyte Stem Cells
Published on: June 7, 2019
Scott D Lifchez1, J Alex Kelamis
1Division of Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Suite A520, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA. slifche1@jhmi.edu
Clinics in Plastic Surgery
|November 17, 2009
Abstract:
There is no clear consensus on the best means of detecting melanoma, particularly recurrence of melanoma. Physical examination remains paramount, but other means have been recommended also. This article provides a survey of these means.
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