LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Comment on “Diffuse TTF-1 expression in a case of Merkel cell carcinoma”
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Department of Pathomorphology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
Submission date: 2015-08-09
Acceptance date: 2015-09-05
Publication date: 2016-11-25
Corresponding author
Piotr Czapiewski
Department of Pathomorphology Medical University of Gdańsk Debinki 7 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland
Department of Pathomorphology Medical University of Gdańsk Debinki 7 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland
Pol J Pathol 2016;67(3):300
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