Evaluation of cosmetic results of a randomized trial comparing surgery and radiotherapy in the treatment of basal cell carcinoma of the face

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2544-2551

  Petit, J Y ^a   Avril, M F ^b   Margulis, A ^b   Chassagne, D ^b   Gerbaulet, A ^b   Duvillard, P ^b   Auperin, A ^b   Rietjens, M ^b  

^a EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EXCISION; FACE CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN CARCINOMA; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0034034969     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200006000-00039     Document Type: Article

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