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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2016; 05(01): 32
DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.179694
Letter to the Editor

Significance of follow-up surveillance in oral malignant melanoma

Himanshi Aggarwal
Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Pradeep Kumar
Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Habib Ahmed Alvi
Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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