Cutaneous carcinosarcoma arising from a burn scar.

Dermatol Surg

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Chiba, Japan Department of Dermatology, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Chiba, Japan Department of Pathology, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Chiba, Japan Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

Published: August 2014

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