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. 2021 Oct;103(9):702-703.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2021.0134. Epub 2021 Aug 20.

Use of a smartphone as a potential aid in assessing tumour margins of basal cell carcinoma

N Vermeersch  1 , T Tondu  1 , F Thiessen  1
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Use of a smartphone as a potential aid in assessing tumour margins of basal cell carcinoma

N Vermeersch et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2021 Oct.
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Figure 1
Infiltrative basal cell carcinoma of the upper lip; very detailed digital zoom with the iPhone magnifier application. The borders of the lesion can be drawn with aid of this magnification.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Skin irregularities and telangiectasia beyond the obvious border of the lesion, which were very difficult to see with the naked eye
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