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Cutaneous Adnexal Tumors

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The main subtypes of cutaneous adnexal tumors are described in this chapter in accordance with the latest classification of this complex and heterogeneous group of disorders.

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    Annalisa Patrizi, Emi Dika, Pier Alessandro Fanti, Cosimo Misciali & Ambra Di Altobrando

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Patrizi, A., Dika, E., Fanti, P.A., Misciali, C., Di Altobrando, A. (2020). Cutaneous Adnexal Tumors. In: Smoller, B., Bagherani, N. (eds) Atlas of Dermatology, Dermatopathology and Venereology . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45134-3_80-1

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