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Aggressive basal cell carcinoma in Nigerians
Author(s) -
ITAYEMI S.O.,
ABIOYE A.A.,
OGAN O.,
DARAMOLA J.O.,
OLUWASANMI J.O.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1979.tb00028.x
Subject(s) - nigerians , medicine , family medicine , library science , general surgery , political science , law , computer science
SUMMARY It is important to emphasize that basal cell carcinoma occurs in black Africans, a fact denied in some reports. The present study shows that the disease appears to behave more aggressively in the African, particularly in albinos, than in Caucasians. In albinos preventive measures should be employed regularly.