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Acantholytic acanthoma.

M Megahed·K Scharffetter-Kochanek
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In 1988, Brownstein described a previously unrecognized benign acanthoma, the acantholytic acanthoma. We report an additional case seen on the arm of a 61-year-old man.

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Basal Cell CarcinomaEpitheliumHumansHyperplasiaKeratinocytesKeratosisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasms, Multiple PrimaryNose NeoplasmsSkin NeoplasmsCase ReportsJournal Article

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M Megahed, K Scharffetter-Kochanek. 1993. Acantholytic acanthoma.. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000372-199306000-00018

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