Reporting basal cell carcinoma: A survey of the attitudes of histopathologists

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 867-869

  Milroy, C J ^a   Richman, P I ^a   Wilson, G D ^a   Sanders, R ^a  

^a MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Classification; Histological reporting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EXCISION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032717025     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.52.11.867     Document Type: Article

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