Melanoma of unknown primary: a case series

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¹ Department of Dermatology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9, Ireland. doylec32@tcd.ie.
² Department of Plastic Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9, Ireland.
³ Department of Dermatology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9, Ireland.

Comment

Claire Doyle et al. Ir J Med Sci. 2023 Feb.

. 2023 Feb;192(1):65-66.

doi: 10.1007/s11845-022-02951-w. Epub 2022 Feb 17.

¹ Department of Dermatology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9, Ireland. doylec32@tcd.ie.
² Department of Plastic Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9, Ireland.
³ Department of Dermatology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9, Ireland.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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