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Melanoma Controversies: Clinical Significance of Nodal Micrometastases and the Future of Melanoma Vaccines

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McMasters, K.M. Melanoma Controversies: Clinical Significance of Nodal Micrometastases and the Future of Melanoma Vaccines. World J. Surg. 29, 681–682 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-005-1113-7

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