Surgical Pearl: The use of methylene blue temporary tattoos for tissue orientation in Mohs micrographic surgery

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 640-641

  Magee, Norma S ^a,b   Wagner Jr , Richard F ^a,b  

^a Univ of Texas Med Br at Galveston ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE;

ARTICLE; CHEMOSURGERY; EXCISION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TUMOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TATTOOING; WOUND;

EID: 1642379267     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2003.06.003     Document Type: Article

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