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Clinical photo showing basal cell carcinoma of the eyelid

Source: Gottlöber P, Steinert M, Weiss M, et al. The outcome of local radiation injuries: 14 years of follow-up after the Chernobyl accident. Radiat Res. 2001 Mar;155(3):409-16. [PubMed Citation]

Cancer as a late effect: Basal cell carcinoma of the eyelid 13 years after the Chernobyl accident.