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Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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A 65 year old African-American female presents with a 1 year history of a scar on her lower leg that has been increasing in size. It is nontender, but occasionally pruritic and bleeds often. She grew up in Wisconsin and on further questioning, reported frequent use of well water.

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  1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Laura K. Ibeto BS, MS

  2. Montgomery Dermatology, PC, 4712 Berry Boulevard, Montgomery, AL, 36106, USA

    Porcia B. Love MD

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  1. Montgomery Dermatology, PC, Montgomery, Alabama, USA

    Porcia B. Love

  2. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Roopal V. Kundu

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Ibeto, L.K., Love, P.B. (2016). Squamous Cell Carcinoma. In: Love, P., Kundu, R. (eds) Clinical Cases in Skin of Color. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23615-5_8

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