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Skin Carcinoma

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Abstract

The favourable overall prognosis of skin carcinoma can be illustrated by a comparison of incidence and mortality. In the United States, more than 60 000 newly diagnosed skin carcinomas and about 2100 deaths from this tumour were reported in 1990 [1].

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  1. Chirurgische Universitätsklinik Erlangen, Krankenhausstr. 12, 91054, Erlangen, Germany

    P. Hermanek (Vorstand der Abteilung für Klinische Pathologie i. R.) (Vorstand der Abteilung für Klinische Pathologie i. R.)

  2. Princess Margaret Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, 500 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1K9, Canada

    Mary K. Gospodarowicz

  3. Early Detection Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Cancer Institute, EPN Building, Room 305 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA

    D. E. Henson

  4. University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA

    R. V. P. Hutter (Clinical Professor of Pathology) (Clinical Professor of Pathology)

  5. Department of Pathology, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ, 07039, USA

    R. V. P. Hutter (Clinical Professor of Pathology) (Clinical Professor of Pathology)

  6. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA

    L. H. Sobin (Professor of Pathology) (Professor of Pathology)

  7. Division of Gastrointestinal Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC, 20306, USA

    L. H. Sobin (Professor of Pathology) (Professor of Pathology)

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Hermanek, P., Breuninger, H. (1995). Skin Carcinoma. In: Hermanek, P., Gospodarowicz, M.K., Henson, D.E., Hutter, R.V.P., Sobin, L.H. (eds) Prognostic Factors in Cancer. UICC International Union Against Cancer / Union Internationale Contre le Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79395-0_16

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