Letter: Tylosis, leukoplakia, and oesophageal carcinoma.
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Tylosis and Oesophageal Carcinoma
structure of the epidermis of those areas of skin subject to tylosis, and we suggest that both tissues may be responsive to the same functional requirement-namely, the need to provide resistance to mechanical friction. Human epidermis can be classified into "thick" and "thin" types.3 Thick skin is found most characteristically on the palms and soles, and relative to thin skin it has a thicker s...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1973
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.4.5889.427