Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin - Histopathological features and their significance for the clinical outcome

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-44

  Petter, G ^a   Haustein, U F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; Histopathology; Microstaging; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITOSIS INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SKIN CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031855914     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9959(98)00049-X     Document Type: Article

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