Skin scrape cytology in the diagnosis of nodular basal cell carcinoma for treatment by photodynamic therapy

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-149

  Berner, Aasmund ^a,b   Soler, Ana ^a   Warloe, Trond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Cytology; Photodynamic therapy; Skill tumours

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 0032967508     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000155599750011408     Document Type: Article

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