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Case Reports
. 2015 Oct;12(5):611-2.
doi: 10.1111/iwj.12163. Epub 2013 Oct 6.

Keloid of the circumcision scar: a rare complication

Hulda R Ozakpinar  1 , Elif Sari  2 , Ugur Horoz  1 , Mustafa Durgun  3 , Ali T Tellioglu  4 , Bilgihan Acikgoz  5
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Keloid of the circumcision scar: a rare complication

Hulda R Ozakpinar et al. Int Wound J. 2015 Oct.
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Figure 1
Preoperative view of the keloid tissue.
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Figure 2
Hematoxylin eosin (HE) collagen‐rich tissue that have irregular, thick, dense collagen bundles (×10).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Hematoxylin eosin (HE) close up view of the pathology (×20).
Figure 4
Figure 4
Postoperative view of the region at 6 months.
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