Efficacy of incisional vs punch biopsy in the histological diagnosis of periocular skin tumours

Eye

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 478-481

  Rice, J C ^a   Zaragoza, P ^a   Waheed, K ^a   Schofield, J ^a   Jones, C A ^a  

^a Kent County Ophthalmic Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biospsy technique; Histology; Incisional biopsy; Punch Biopsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ORBIT TUMOR; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PUNCH BIOPSY; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEBACEOUS CARCINOMA; SKILL; SKIN TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0038282607     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700383     Document Type: Article

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