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Topographic analysis of head skin cancers: eight-year observations

Marta Fijałkowska
1
,
Łukasz Łaziński
1
,
Bogusław Antoszewski
1
,
Mateusz Koziej
2

  1. Medical University of Lodz, Poland
  2. Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
Adv Dermatol Allergol 2026; XLIII (2): 166–171
Online publish date: 2026/04/09
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