Skin: A mirror of internal malignancy
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Skin changes in internal malignancy.
BACKGROUND Internal malignancies are accompanied by various skin changes which may be specific infiltrates or non-specific changes. This study is aimed at determining the frequency of such changes in malignant disease treatment center attendees in India. METHODS A study of 300 confirmed cases of internal malignancy at a malignant disease treatment center was undertaken to evaluate these skin ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0971-5851
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.195730