A Rapidly Growing Squamous Cell Carcinoma or Keratoacanthoma or Both?
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A rapidly growing squamous cell carcinoma or keratoacanthoma or both?
Sir, Squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) of the skin are frequent malignant skin tumours, with an incidence of 30 per 100,000 population per year in Western Europe. In sunnier climates they are even more frequent. SCC usually develop from actinic keratoses. In addition to sunlight, other predisposing factors include ionizing radiation, chronic inflammation with scarring, viral infections and immunos...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Dermato-Venereologica
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0001-5555
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0294