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A case of pigmented pilomatricoma (calcifying epithelioma): the role of mast cells in pigmentation

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan

    Kanako Tsunoda, Nobuyuki Arakawa & Toshihide Akasaka

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Tsunoda, K., Arakawa, N. & Akasaka, T. A case of pigmented pilomatricoma (calcifying epithelioma): the role of mast cells in pigmentation. Eur J Dermatol 26, 308–309 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2016.2746

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