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Perineural Spread of Malignant Melanoma of the Head and Neck: Clinical and Imaging Features

Patrick C. Chang, Nancy J. Fischbein, Timothy H. McCalmont, Mohammed Kashani-Sabet, Elizabeth M. Zettersten, Amon Y. Liu and Jane L. Weissman
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2004, 25 (1) 5-11;
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Patrick C. Chang, Nancy J. Fischbein, Timothy H. McCalmont, Mohammed Kashani-Sabet, Elizabeth M. Zettersten, Amon Y. Liu, Jane L. Weissman
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