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Osteoma Cutis: Follow-up
Updated: Jan 29, 2009
Follow-up
Prognosis
- Osteosarcoma or other malignancies have not been reported to arise within osteoma cutis.
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Keywords
osteoma cutis, bone in the skin, Albright hereditary osteodystrophy, Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy, miliary osteomas
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