Incomplete excision of basal cell carcinoma: A prospective multicentre audit

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 616-622

  Kumar, Prem ^a   Watson, Stewart ^a   Brain, Anne N ^b   Davenport, Peter J ^c   McWilliam, Lorna J ^d   Banerjee, Saumitra S ^b   Bisset L , David ^c  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Excision margin; Grade of surgeon; Histological subtype; Incomplete excision

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER CENTER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYEBROW; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOSE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WARD; TISSUE TYPING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0036460233     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.2002.3948     Document Type: Article

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