Cosmetic results of cryosurgery versus surgical excision for primary uncomplicated basal cell carcinomas of the head and neck

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 759-764

  Thissen, M R T M ^a,b   Nieman, F H M ^a   Ideler, A H L B ^b   Berretty, P J M ^b   Neumann, H A M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOSURGERY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0033866450     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2000.ds00064.x     Document Type: Article

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