Primary melanoma of the stomach treated by BRAF inhibitor and immunotherapy.

Dig Liver Dis

U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Azienda Socio Sanitaria dei Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy.

Published: August 2016

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