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Original Article

A survey on the use of topical steroids in patients treated for lichen sclerosus-associated vulval squamous cell carcinoma

Rachel Poundsa Birmingham Women’s Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, United Kingdom; View further author information
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Sanna Tahirb School of Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; View further author information
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Christopher Dawsonc Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United KingdomView further author information
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Ciaran Woodmanc Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United KingdomView further author information
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David Luesleyc Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United KingdomView further author information
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Jason Yapc Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United KingdomCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 265-269 | Received 25 Nov 2016, Accepted 07 Jun 2017, Published online: 10 Oct 2017

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