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Ber-EP4-positive phenotype differentiates actinic keratosis from superficial basal cell carcinoma.
Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] - 1 May 2000
Tope W D, Nowfar-Rad M, Kist D A
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BACKGROUND: Well-defined histopathologic criteria exist to distinguish actinic keratosis (AK) from superficial basal cell carcinoma (BCC). A similar morphology of downwardly budding dysplastic keratinocytes may occur in both entities, creating potential for errors in diagnosis. A marker that could reliably distinguish these two lesions would overcome this difficulty in diagnosis. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether...
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