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Reconstruction using a vertical “sagging cheek” advancement flap for defects following full-thickness excision of non-melanoma skin cancer in the elderly: a case series

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan

    Yasuko Niijima, Yosuke Ishitsuka, Sae Inoue, Hiroshi Maruyama, Yoshiyuki Nakamura, Yasuhiro Fujisawa & Manabu Fujimoto

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Niijima, Y., Ishitsuka, Y., Inoue, S. et al. Reconstruction using a vertical “sagging cheek” advancement flap for defects following full-thickness excision of non-melanoma skin cancer in the elderly: a case series. Eur J Dermatol 29, 654–656 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2019.3659

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