A retrospective study of outcome of Mohs' micrographic surgery for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma using formalin fixed sections

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 752-757

  Turner, R J ^a   Leonard, N ^a   Malcolm, A J ^a   Lawrence, C M ^a   Dahl, M G C ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; Formalin fixation; Micrographic (Mohs') surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CHEMOSURGERY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN SURGERY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TISSUE FIXATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOHS SURGERY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034100315     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03422.x     Document Type: Article

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