Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volume 39, Issue 3 pp. e225-e227

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Surgical margin reduction in excision of cutaneous melanoma: A retrospective analysis

Ahmad Rajeh,

Ahmad Rajeh

Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Katie Roster,

Katie Roster

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Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Nga Nguyen,

Nga Nguyen

Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Bonnie W. Leung,

Bonnie W. Leung

Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Hannah Rashdan,

Hannah Rashdan

Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Yevgeniy R. Semenov,

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Yevgeniy R. Semenov

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Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Yevgeniy R. Semenov, Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 40 Blossom Street, Bartlett Hall 6R, Room 626, Boston, MA 02114, USA.

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Ahmad Rajeh,

Ahmad Rajeh

Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Katie Roster,

Katie Roster

orcid.org/0000-0002-3128-9498

Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Nga Nguyen,

Nga Nguyen

Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Bonnie W. Leung,

Bonnie W. Leung

Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Hannah Rashdan,

Hannah Rashdan

Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Yevgeniy R. Semenov,

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Yevgeniy R. Semenov

[email protected]

Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Yevgeniy R. Semenov, Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 40 Blossom Street, Bartlett Hall 6R, Room 626, Boston, MA 02114, USA.

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First published: 02 July 2024

https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.20193

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