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OBSTETRIC CASE REPORT

Placental and infant metastasis of maternal melanoma: A new case

S. De CarolisDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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S. GarofaloDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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V. A. DegennaroDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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G. F. ZannoniDepartment Human Pathology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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S. SalviDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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S. MoresiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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E. Di PasquoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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G. ScambiaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Pages 417-418 | Published online: 30 Oct 2014

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