Investigation of basal cell carcinoma by confocal laser scanning microscopy in vivo

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 141-147

  Sauermann, K ^a   Gambichler, T ^a   Wilmert, M ^a   Rotterdam, S ^a   Stucker M ^a   Altmeyer, P ^a   Hoffmann, K ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Confocal laser scanning microscopy in vivo; Tumor vasculature

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CANCER CELL; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN FIBROSIS; STROMA; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD VESSELS; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 0036378959     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0846.2002.20345.x     Document Type: Article

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