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Multiple highly and moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinomas of the skin during vismodegib treatment of inoperable basal cell carcinoma
A. Orouji,
A. Orouji
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68135 Mannheim, Germany
Ruprecht-Karl-University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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S. Goerdt
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68135 Mannheim, Germany
Ruprecht-Karl-University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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J. Utikal
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68135 Mannheim, Germany
Ruprecht-Karl-University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
Skin Cancer Unit, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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M. Leverkus
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68135 Mannheim, Germany
Ruprecht-Karl-University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
Correspondence: Martin Leverkus.
E-mail: [email protected]
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A. Orouji,
A. Orouji
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68135 Mannheim, Germany
Ruprecht-Karl-University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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S. Goerdt
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68135 Mannheim, Germany
Ruprecht-Karl-University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
Search for more papers by this author J. Utikal,
J. Utikal
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68135 Mannheim, Germany
Ruprecht-Karl-University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
Skin Cancer Unit, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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M. Leverkus
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68135 Mannheim, Germany
Ruprecht-Karl-University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
Correspondence: Martin Leverkus.
E-mail: [email protected]
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First published: 21 January 2014
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