Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Developing in Necrobiosis Lipoidica - A Case Report with Literature Review

Lara Vasari; Luka Simetić; Sanja Kusačić Kuna; Daška Štulhofer Buzina

doi:10.5826/dpc.1601a5843

Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Developing in Necrobiosis Lipoidica - A Case Report with Literature Review

Authors

Lara Vasari Naftalan Special Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation, Ivanić-Grad, Croatia https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5913-5523
Luka Simetić Department of Oncology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Croatia
Sanja Kusačić Kuna Clinical Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Protection, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Croatia
Daška Štulhofer Buzina Department of Dermatology and Venerology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Croatia

Keywords:

squamous cell carcinoma, necrobiosis lipoidica, review

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