Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 12, Issue 6 , Pages 410-414 , December 2008

Merkel cell carcinoma with eccrine differentiation: a clinicopathologic study of 7 cases

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☆ This work was supported by La Fundación La Cruz Azul.

PII: S1092-9134(08)00078-6

doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2008.07.001

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 12, Issue 6 , Pages 410-414 , December 2008

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