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Case Report

Electrochemotherapy: a Good Idea in Recurrent Basal Cell Carcinoma Treatment

Roberta Ruggeri1 Division of Oncologic Surgery, Melanoma & Sarcoma Unit,Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori,Milan, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Andrea Maurichi1 Division of Oncologic Surgery, Melanoma & Sarcoma Unit,Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori,Milan, Italy
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Maria Carla Tinti2 General Surgery,Università degli Studi di Milano,Milan, Italy
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Pierfrancesco Cadenelli3 Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Oncologic Surgery,Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori,Milan, Italy
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Roberto Patuzzo1 Division of Oncologic Surgery, Melanoma & Sarcoma Unit,Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori,Milan, Italy
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Gianfrancesco Gallino1 Division of Oncologic Surgery, Melanoma & Sarcoma Unit,Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori,Milan, Italy
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Mario Santinami1 Division of Oncologic Surgery, Melanoma & Sarcoma Unit,Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori,Milan, Italy
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Pages 27-31 | Published online: 25 Feb 2015

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