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Wilson IB Onuigbo

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• Short Communication
  The Spread of Melanoma to the Pleura and Peritoneum: Historical Highlights
  Author(s): Wilson IB OnuigboWilson IB Onuigbo
  
  The historical background of the literature of the life sciences is deemed to be useful. Among the important early journals were the Transactions of the Pathological Society of London, which began publishing in the 1846-48 periods. Incidentally, Willis used its cases to illuminate the historical aspect of his epic monograph, “The Spread of Tumours in the Human Body.” Accordingly, I propose to use them personally to collate the melanoma cases that dealt with the surface areas called the pleura and the peritoneum. The chronological order has been deemed to be worthily illustrative... View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0940.1000243

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