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Malignant melanoma in a patient with hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia

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Dobrev, H.P., Abadjieva, T.I., Aleksiev, T.I. et al. Malignant melanoma in a patient with hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia. Wien Med Wochenschr 173, 260–262 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10354-022-00940-3

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