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Tumor thickness is not a prognostic factor in thin melanoma

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Kuehnl-Petzoldt, C., Fischer, S. Tumor thickness is not a prognostic factor in thin melanoma. Arch Dermatol Res 279, 487–488 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00412597

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