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. 1955 Jan;141(1):129–133. doi: 10.1097/00000658-195501000-00020

Syndrome of Intestinal Polyposis with Melanosis of the Lips and Buccal Mucosa: A Study of the Incidence and Location of Malignancy

With Three New Case Reports *

Stanley B Berkowitz, Milton J Pearl, Newton H Shapiro
PMCID: PMC1609738  PMID: 13218553

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