The vertical dimension in the surgical treatment of cutaneous malignant melanoma - How deep is deep?

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 74-77

  Wolf, Y ^a   Balicer, R D ^a   Amir, A ^a   Feinmesser, M ^a   Hauben, D J ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Excision depth; Malignant melanoma; Margin thickness; Margin to tumor thickness ratio; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; THICKNESS;

EID: 0035013581     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002380100225     Document Type: Article

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