Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer of the Head and Neck: Clinical Evaluation and Histopathology
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2012
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Clinical and histopathologic features of nonmelanoma skin cancer, physical examination, and diagnostic methods (biopsy, dermoscopy, confocal microscopy) are summarized. A diagnostic algorithm provides a useful summarization of differential diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis, Bowen's disease, and squamous cell carcinoma. © 2012 Elsevier Inc.
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Biopsy , Carcinoma, Basal Cell , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell , Dermoscopy , Diagnosis, Differential , Head and Neck Neoplasms , Humans , Microscopy, Confocal , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local , Risk Factors , Skin Neoplasms , atrophy , basal cell carcinoma , Bowen disease , cheilitis , clinical evaluation , confocal microscopy , diagnostic accuracy , epiluminescence microscopy , erythema , head and neck cancer , histopathology , human , keratosis , nonmelanoma skin cancer , pigmentation , review , skin cancer , squamous cell carcinoma