Reflectance skin confocal microscopy of basal cell carcinoma
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1 Assistant Physician, Dermatology Clinic, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo – São Paulo (SP), Brazil 2 PhD; Professor, Università Degli Studi Di Modena e Reggio Emilia – Modena, Italy 3 Dermatology Specialist, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo 4 Assistant Physician, Anatomical Pathology Department, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo 5 PhD; Adjunct Head of Dermatology, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo
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