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Bowen's disease is red, scaly or crusty, flat growth that usually appears on sun-exposed areas of the skin. It It is an early stage of squamous cell carcinoma.
Bowen's Disease
By Heather Brannon, MD, About.com
Updated: August 27, 2008
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