Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 93-95 , January 2009

Keloid scar harbouring malignant blue naevus emphasises the need for excision biopsy and routine histology

Received 18 May 2007 ,Accepted 26 November 2007.

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☆ This paper was presented as a poster at the IPRAS and BAPRAS Summer Meetings in June and July 2007.

PII: S1748-6815(07)00634-1

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.11.035

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 93-95 , January 2009

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