Sites of Basal Cell Carcinomas and Head and Neck Congenital Clefts: Topographic Correlation

Background: The embryologic fusion planes might be related with the sites of onset of basal cell carcinoma (BCC), thus supporting an embryologic role for its pathogenesis. Methods: A study involving 495 patients with 627 BCCs of the head and neck was carried out over a period of 5 years by correlati...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Nicoletti, MD, FEBoPRAS, Federica Brenta, MD, Alberto Malovini, PhD, Omar Jaber, MD, Angela Faga, MD, FICS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2014-06-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2014/06000/Article.5.aspx