The maturing adult: Benign tumors of the skin

Clinics in Family Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 733-756

  Bangs, Scott A ^a  

^a ALBERT LEA EYE CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALITRETINOIN; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ALPHA2A INTERFERON; ALPHA2B INTERFERON; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BLEOMYCIN; COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DICHLOROACETIC ACID; FLUOROURACIL; HYALURONIDASE; ISOTRETINOIN; METHOTREXATE; PENICILLAMINE; PODOPHYLLIN; RETINOIC ACID; SCLEROSING AGENT; SILVER NITRATE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; THIOTEPA; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID;

ADULTHOOD; ANGIOMA; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHONDRODERMATITIS NODULARIS CHRONICA HELICIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRYOSURGERY; DERMATOFIBROMA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPIDERMOID CYST; FIBROMA; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; HYPOPIGMENTATION; KELOID; KERATOACANTHOMA; NEVUS; PYOGENIC GRANULOMA; REVIEW; SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS; SKIN HORN; SKIN SURGERY; SKIN TUMOR; SYRINGOMA; TUMOR; VEIN LAKE;

EID: 0348038768     PISSN: 15225720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1522-5720(03)00065-5     Document Type: Review

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