Abstract
Bowen’s disease is a persistent, progressive non-elevated, red scaly or crusted plaque which is due to an intraepidermal carcinoma and is potentially malignant.
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Avgerinou, G. (2003). Bowen’s disease. In: Katsambas, A.D., Lotti, T.M. (eds) European Handbook of Dermatological Treatments. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07131-1_12
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