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. 1991 Jul;25(1 Pt 1):47-9.
doi: 10.1016/0190-9622(91)70172-x.

Nonhealing leg ulcers: a manifestation of basal cell carcinoma

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Nonhealing leg ulcers: a manifestation of basal cell carcinoma

T J Phillips et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1991 Jul.
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Abstract

Seven patients with basal cell carcinomas presenting as nonhealing ulcers are reported. The importance of considering malignancy and taking biopsy specimens of leg ulcers that fail to respond to treatment is emphasized.

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