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Breast Metastasis From a Melanoma

Ahmad Al Samaraee, Hazem Khout, Tarig Barakat and Tarannum Fasih
Ochsner Journal June 2012, 12 (2) 149-151;
Ahmad Al Samaraee
Department of General Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, UK
MBChB, MRCS, MSc
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Hazem Khout
Department of General Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, UK
FRCS
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Tarig Barakat
Department of General Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, UK
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Tarannum Fasih
Department of General Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, UK
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