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Malignant Epithelial Tumors

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Malignant tumors of the skin are the most common type of cancer in humans. Basal cell carcinomas are dealt with in another chapter (chapter “Basal Cell Carcinoma”), whereas the other epithelial malignant tumors are considered here. The causes of skin cancer are manifold and include genetic factors such as reduced DNA repair capacity, exogenous carcinogenic factors (mainly ultraviolet radiation), but also various human papilloma viruses (HPV), chemical carcinogens, ionizing radiation, and immunosuppression. Individual factors, such as skin color, thickness of the stratum corneum, immune status or chronic inflammatory diseases of the skin, can be further risk factors.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany

    Eggert Stockfleth & Lutz Schmitz

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Gerd Plewig

  2. Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Lars French

  3. Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Thomas Ruzicka

  4. Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

    Roland Kaufmann

  5. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany

    Michael Hertl

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  1. Head of the Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Frankfurt University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Roland Kaufmann

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Stockfleth, E., Schmitz, L. (2022). Malignant Epithelial Tumors. In: Plewig, G., French, L., Ruzicka, T., Kaufmann, R., Hertl, M. (eds) Braun-Falco´s Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-63709-8_102

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