Squamous cell carcinoma in a patient with vitiligo of photo-covered skin

Ultraviolet radiation is an important risk factor for the development of skin cancers. Melanin is known to protect the skin against harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation. Hence, vitiligo patients are at higher risk of developing such malignancies. But few reports of occurrence of skin cancers in...

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Main Authors: Asok Gangopadhyay, Jayanta Kumar Das, Amit Kumar Agarwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2014;volume=59;issue=2;spage=193;epage=194;aulast=Gangopadhyay