Letter to the Editor
The distinction of keratoacanthoma from various types of squamous cell carcinoma with crateriform architecture
Noriyuki Misago MD,
Noriyuki Misago MD
Division of Dermatology, Nakao Clinic, Saga, Japan
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Noriyuki Misago MD
Division of Dermatology, Nakao Clinic, Saga, Japan
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