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A Young Adult with Recurrent Scalp Tumors

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A young man presented with a recurrent firm, erythematous scalp tumor. The histological feature of dermal spindle cell infiltrates in a storiform pattern together with Immunophenotyping of positive CD34 confirmed the diagnosis.

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    Mohammad Ali El-Darouti

  2. Dubai Health Authority, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Faiza Mohamed Al-Ali

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El-Darouti, M.A., Al-Ali, F.M. (2019). A Young Adult with Recurrent Scalp Tumors. In: Challenging Cases in Dermatology Volume 2. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21855-3_40

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