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Cutaneous basal cell carcinomas: distinct host factors are associated with the development of tumors on the trunk and on the head and neck.
Cancer - 15 Jul 2001
Ramachandran S, Fryer A A, Smith A, Lear J, Bowers B, Jones P W, Strange R C
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BACKGROUND: Patients with basal cell carcinoma (BCC) demonstrate marked variation in clinical phenotype, suggesting the presence of distinct subgroups. Patients with truncal lesions comprise an interesting subgroup, because, although the pathogenesis of these tumors is unclear, there is evidence to suggest that their development is mediated by different mechanisms than the mechanisms that mediate the development...
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