Management of giant congenital nevi with artificial skin substitutes in children

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 904-907

  Earle, Steven A ^a,b   Marshall, Deirdre M ^a  

^a Jackson Memorial Hospital ^*  (United States)

^b MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apligraf; Artificial skin substitutes; Giant congenital nevi; Integra; Pediatric children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL SKIN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL NEVUS; CONTRACTURE; DISEASE COURSE; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; TISSUE EXPANSION; WOUND CONTRACTION;

BACK; CHILD; CICATRIX; CONTRACTURE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOSIS; NEUROCUTANEOUS SYNDROMES; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PELVIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKIN, ARTIFICIAL; THIGH; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 26444512114     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.scs.0000180485.20043.d5     Document Type: Article

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