Acral lentiginous melanoma of the foot and ankle: A case series and review of the literature

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Bristow, Ivan R ^a   Acland, Katharine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 61349110681     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17571146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1146-1-11     Document Type: Article

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