Atypical Fibroxanthoma: Treatment & Medication

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Further Reading

Keywords

atypical fibroxanthoma, AFX, sun exposure, photodamage, skin cancer, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, MFH, squamous cell carcinoma, squamous cell cancer, SCC, melanoma, nodular melanoma, sun damage, radiation exposure, radiation damage

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Forrest C Brown, MD, Clinical Professor of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School; Section Chief, Department of Dermatology, Medical City Dallas Hospital
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Carrie L Kovarik, MD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Dermatopathology, and Infectious Diseases, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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Richard P Vinson, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Mountain View Dermatology, PA
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Rosalie Elenitsas, MD, Herman Beerman Associate Professor of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Director, Penn Cutaneous Pathology Services, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Health System
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Joel M Gelfand, MD, MSCE, Medical Director, Clinical Studies Unit, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Associate Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania
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