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Multiple clear cell acanthomas treated by cryotherapy.

G M Kavanagh·G Marshman·J L Burton
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Abstract

Clear cell acanthoma is usually a solitary lesion. We report a patient with multiple lesions demonstrating the typical clinical and histological features of clear cell acanthoma, which responded well to treatment with liquid nitrogen.

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G M Kavanagh, G Marshman, J L Burton. 1995. Multiple clear cell acanthomas treated by cryotherapy.. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-0960.1995.tb00922.x

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