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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2015; 04(02): 100-101
DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.155704
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Iatrogenic implantation of soft tissue sarcoma at skin graft donor site: Delayed manifestation of an avoidable complication

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  • Vishwas D. Pai

    Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra

  • Ajay Puri

    Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra

  • Shridhar Epari

    Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra

  • Ashish Gulia

    Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra
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