Nodular migratory tongue lesions: Atypical geographic tongue or a new entity?

Oral Dis

Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Chirurgiche e Odontoiatriche, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.

Published: May 2023

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