Micronodular basal cell carcinoma: A deceptive histologic subtype with frequent clinically undetected tumor extension

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 295-298

  Hendrix Jr , John D ^a   Parlette, Harry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CHEMOSURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

AGED; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0029995201     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.132.3.295     Document Type: Article

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