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. 2025 Feb 1;47(2):156-157.
doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000002840.

Pigmented Lesions on the Ear: Answer

Burak Tekin  1   2 , Nicholas E Bohrer  2 , Jon E Charlesworth  3 , Trace A Christensen  3 , Julia S Lehman  1   2 , Ruifeng Ray Guo  4 , Michael J Camilleri  1   2
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Pigmented Lesions on the Ear: Answer

Burak Tekin et al. Am J Dermatopathol. .
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