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Four different pathologic Marjolin’s ulcer malignancies in the same burn scar

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  1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Wendie Grunberg & Chris D. Tzarnas

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Grunberg, W., Tzarnas, C.D. Four different pathologic Marjolin’s ulcer malignancies in the same burn scar. Eur J Plast Surg 36, 65–66 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-012-0745-8

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