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Prevalence of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in Saudi Arabia over 24 years.

A retrospective single-institution study

Najla A. Al-Dawsari and Salwa S. Al Sheikh
Saudi Medical Journal December 2021, 42 (12) 1362-1365; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.12.20210440
Najla A. Al-Dawsari
From the Department of Dermatology (Al-Dawsari), and from the Department of Pathology (Al Sheikh), Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Salwa S. Al Sheikh
From the Department of Dermatology (Al-Dawsari), and from the Department of Pathology (Al Sheikh), Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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