Hypercalcemia in patients of oral squamous cell carcinoma
β Scribed by P. V. Nimonkar; R. M. Borle
- Book ID
- 107680544
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 64 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0972-8279
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Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin complicated by hypercalcemia is very rare. This report is of a patient with long-term exposure to medicinal oral arsenic who developed an extensive squamous cell carcinoma complicated by hypercalcemia.
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