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News from the department of Dermatology

Latest entry in the department of Dermatology:

Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin

Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin Definition Malignant epithelial tumor of the skin with destructive growth and metastasis. Squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common malignant skin tumor after basal cell carcinoma and is responsible for around 20% of non-melanocytic skin cancers. Overal...

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