Factors influencing the linear depth of invasion of primary basal cell carcinoma

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 393-396

  Takenouchi, Tatsuya ^a   Nomoto, Shigetoshi ^b   Ito, Masaaki ^b  

^a NIIGATA CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0035072819     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2001.27401.x     Document Type: Article

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