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Diffuse Gastroduodenal Metastasis from Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma Presenting as Amelanotic “Volcano-Like” Ulcers

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Shaaban, H., Modi, Y., Modi, T. et al. Diffuse Gastroduodenal Metastasis from Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma Presenting as Amelanotic “Volcano-Like” Ulcers. J Gastrointest Canc 45, 116–117 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-013-9515-5

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