Squamous cell carcinoma in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, presenting as an ulcer that appears to be filled with granulation tissue

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-231

  Kalisiak, Michal S ^a   Edwards, David ^a   Lin, Andrew N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA DYSTROPHICA; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN ULCER; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA DYSTROPHICA; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0038502129     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10227-002-0109-2     Document Type: Article

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