The management of solitary trichoepithelioma versus basal cell carcinoma

Eye

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-46

  Votruba, M ^a   Collins, C M P ^b   Harrad, R A ^a  

^a BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Eyelid; Eyelid tumours; Reconstructive surgery; Trichoepithelioma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXCISION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; TRICHOEPITHELIOMA;

EID: 0031886315     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1998.7     Document Type: Article

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