A New Skin-Colored Nodule in a Patient with Cushing’s Disease Melanocytic Schwannoma

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Margaret Appiah
University of California San Diego School of Medicine

Laurel Ball
University of California San Diego School of Medicine

Ogechi Ikediobi
University of California San Diego, Department of Dermatology

Brianne Daniels
University of California San Diego, Department of Dermatology

Keywords

dermatopathology, medical dermatology

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Jan 17, 2022
DOI https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.6.1.15

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Appiah, M., Ball, L., Ikediobi, O., & Daniels, B. (2022). A New Skin-Colored Nodule in a Patient with Cushing’s Disease: Melanocytic Schwannoma. SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine, 6(1), 73–75. https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.6.1.15
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