Well-Differentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising within a Proliferating Pilar Tumor

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Patricia Zhao
University of Virginia School of Medicine

Lydia A. Luu
Juanita Duran
Alejandro A. Gru
Darren J. Guffey

Keywords

squamous cell carcinoma, pilar neoplasms, proliferating pilar tumor, proliferating trichilemmal cyst, pilar carcinoma

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Jan 16, 2024
DOI https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.8.1.18

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Zhao, P., Luu, L. A., Duran, J., Gru, A. A., & Guffey, D. J. (2024). Well-Differentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising within a Proliferating Pilar Tumor. SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine, 8(1), 1315–1318. https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.8.1.18
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