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Balch, C.M., Soong, Sj., Ross, M.I. et al. Long-Term Results of a Multi-Institutional Randomized Trial Comparing Prognostic Factors and Surgical Results for Intermediate Thickness Melanomas (1.0 to 4.0 mm). Ann Surg Oncol 7, 87–97 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10434-000-0087-9
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