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Diversity of Epithelial Skin Tumors: Thoughts and Comments on Some Basic Principles

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Skin Carcinogenesis in Man and in Experimental Models

Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research ((RECENTCANCER,volume 128))

Abstract

The diagnosis of any skin tumor depends upon a spectrum of clinical and histopathological criteria which must be fitted by the individual case. This means that both the classification scheme and the use of analogy only work if the tumors were different from each other. On the other hand, we know that at least some if not all epithelial skin tumors have a certain amount of intraindividual heterogeneity.

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  1. Division: Mechanisms of Tumorigenesis, Research Program 3: Risk Factors of Cancer and Cancer Prevention, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, W-6900, Heidelberg, Germany

    Erich Hecker

  2. Department of Dermatology, Mannheim Medical School, University of Heidelberg, Postfach 10 80 23, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer, W-6800, Mannheim, Germany

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  3. Division: Biochemistry of Tissue Specific Regulation, Research Program 2: Tumor Cell Regulation, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, W-6900, Heidelberg, Germany

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  4. Department of Dermatology, University of Heidelberg, Voss-Str. 2, W-6900, Heidelberg, Germany

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Wollina, U. (1993). Diversity of Epithelial Skin Tumors: Thoughts and Comments on Some Basic Principles. In: Hecker, E., Jung, E.G., Marks, F., Tilgen, W. (eds) Skin Carcinogenesis in Man and in Experimental Models. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 128. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84881-0_12

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