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Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the cheek without surface alteration

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan

    Emi Kaneda, Chigusa Yamashita, Kyoko Tonomura, Eiji Kiyohara, Yosuke Ishitsuka, Noriko Arase, Manabu Fujimoto & Atsushi Tanemura

  2. Department of Plastic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan

    Shien Seike & Tateki Kubo

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Kaneda, E., Yamashita, C., Tonomura, K. et al. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the cheek without surface alteration. Eur J Dermatol 33, 306–307 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2023.4457

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