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. 2018 Oct;35(5):535-537.
doi: 10.5114/ada.2018.77245. Epub 2018 Jul 19.

Multiple disseminated keratoacanthoma-like nodules: a rare form of distant metastases to the skin

Alina Jankowska-Konsur  1 , Karolina Kopeć-Pytlarz  1 , Zdzisław Woźniak  2 , Anita Hryncewicz-Gwóźdź  1   3 , Joanna Maj  1
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Multiple disseminated keratoacanthoma-like nodules: a rare form of distant metastases to the skin

Alina Jankowska-Konsur et al. Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2018 Oct.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Keratoacanthoma-like metastatic lesions on the nose and forehead (A) and on the shoulder (B)
Figure 2
Figure 2
A – metastatic carcinoma: the cicumscribed nodular growth pattern. H + E, magn. 20×; B – the features of poorly differentiated carcinoma. H + E, magn. 200×; C – metastatic carcinoma: the tumor cells strongly positive for EMA, magn. 100×
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