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A comparative study of melanoma and epidermoid carcinoma of the anal canal: A review of 20 melanomas and 29 epidermoid carcinomas (1930 to 1965)

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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    George T. Pack M.D. & Ruben Oropeza M.D.

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Pack, G.T., Oropeza, R. A comparative study of melanoma and epidermoid carcinoma of the anal canal: A review of 20 melanomas and 29 epidermoid carcinomas (1930 to 1965). Dis Colon Rectum 10, 161–176 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02617173

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