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The Clinical and Pathological Effects of Prolonged Solar Exposure Part II: The Association with Basal Cell Carcinoma
Author(s) -
MARSHALL DONALD R.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1971.tb05177.x
Subject(s) - medicine , basal cell carcinoma , pathological , connective tissue , pathology , basal (medicine) , basal cell , sun exposure , skin cancer , degeneration (medical) , carcinoma , cancer , dermatology , insulin
The relationship between skin cancer and structural changes in the underlying connective tissue is discussed. Evidence is presented that dermal collagen degeneration and basal cell carcinoma are associated solar‐induced phenomena, rather than cause and effect.