Multiple cutaneous malignancies in a child with xeroderma pigmentosum: A case report

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2016; 37(04): 309-311
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.195750

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Authors

Rita V Vora

Department of Skin and V. D., Shree Krishna Hospital, Anand, Gujarat, India
RahulKrishna Kota

Department of Skin and V. D., Shree Krishna Hospital, Anand, Gujarat, India
Nilofar G Diwan

Department of Skin and V. D., Shree Krishna Hospital, Anand, Gujarat, India

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