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A 3D Organotypic Melanoma Spheroid Skin Model
Published on: May 18, 2018
Hypomelanotic melanoma simulating pigmented Bowen's disease and its challenging dermoscopic features
Shinji Ogawa1, Takeshi Namiki1, Chie Uchida1
1Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
The Journal of Dermatology
|October 25, 2018
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