Giant Cell Temporal Arteritis Associated with Overlying Basal Cell Carcinoma: Co-Incidence or Connection?
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Giant cell temporal arteritis associated with overlying basal cell carcinoma: co-incidence or connection?
Giant cell arteritis is a granulomatous vasculitis of large and medium sized arteries manifesting as temporal arteritis and/or polymyalgia rheumatica. The histological assessment of temporal artery biopsies is frequently encountered in anatomical pathology and has important diagnostic consequences in patients clinically suspected of having giant cell arteritis. We present an intriguing case of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rare Tumors
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2036-3613,2036-3613
DOI: 10.4081/rt.2012.e46