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Case 16: Skin of Upper Abdomen, R/O Squamous Cell Carcinoma vs. Basal Cell Carcinoma

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An 84-year-old female presented with a red lesion on her abdomen for several years. The lesion was not itchy, or painful. However, it did grow in recent months and did not go away with topical steroids. No drainage was reported. The patient had no previous history of skin cancer.

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  1. Ruffolo, Hooper & Associates, M.D, P.A., Tampa, FL, USA

    Dong-Lin Xie

  2. DO, PGY-1 Larkin Community Hospital, Miami, FL, USA

    Tam H. Nguyen

  3. Department of Dermatology, Nova Southeastern University, Tampa, FL, USA

    Robert A. Norman

  4. Center for Geriatric Dermatology and Neuro-Dermatology, Tampa, FL, USA

    Robert A. Norman

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Xie, DL., Nguyen, T.H., Norman, R.A. (2020). Case 16: Skin of Upper Abdomen, R/O Squamous Cell Carcinoma vs. Basal Cell Carcinoma. In: Xie, DL. (eds) Clinical Cases in Dermatopathology. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28807-5_16

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