The possible role of trauma in skin tags through the release of mast cell mediators

• Main Authors: Omar S El Safoury (Author), Marwa M Fawzy (Author), Rania M Abdel Hay (Author), Akmal S Hassan (Author), Zeinab M El Maadawi (Author), Laila A Rashed (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Skin tags (ST) are common benign tumors of the skin but their etiopathogenesis is not well understood. STs arise in sites subjected to trauma. It was proved that mast cells are recruited to sites of skin trauma and increase their tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) content. Aim: STs are link...