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Published in: Medical Oncology 4/2012

01-12-2012 | Letter to the Editor

Vitiligo-like hypopigmentation and metastatic melanoma of unknown primary site: friends or foes?

Authors: Julio Cesar Salas-Alanis, Roger Gonzalez, Giulio Fortuna

Published in: Medical Oncology | Issue 4/2012

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To the Editor, …
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Title
Vitiligo-like hypopigmentation and metastatic melanoma of unknown primary site: friends or foes?
Authors
Julio Cesar Salas-Alanis
Roger Gonzalez
Giulio Fortuna
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Medical Oncology / Issue 4/2012
Print ISSN: 1357-0560
Electronic ISSN: 1559-131X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12032-011-0146-z

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