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Original Articles

Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TILs) May be Only an Independent Predictor of Nodal Involvement but not for Recurrence and Survival in Cutaneous Melanoma Patients

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Pages 501-505 | Received 02 Nov 2016, Accepted 20 Jun 2017, Published online: 11 Aug 2017

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