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Merkel cell tumour of the skin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. S. Zakzouk ,
A. D. Ramsay  and
G. Buchanan
M. S. Zakzouk*
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Southend Hospital.
A. D. Ramsay
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, School of Medicine, University College, London.
G. Buchanan
Affiliation:
Southend and London
*
Mohamed S. Zakzouk F.R.C.S., Registrar in E.N.T. Surgery, Southend Hospital, Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex SS0 0RY.
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 100 , Issue 5 , May 1986 , pp. 561 - 572
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1986

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