Radiotherapy of skin carcinomas of the pinna: A study of 115 lesions in 108 patients

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 513-517

  Caccialanza, M ^a,b   Piccinno, R ^a,b   Kolesnikova, L ^a,b   Gnecchi, L ^a,b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CRYOTHERAPY; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; EXTERNAL EAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; EAR NEOPLASMS; EAR, EXTERNAL; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20944437265     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2005.02103.x     Document Type: Article

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