Residual skin cancer after preoperative biopsy: Evaluation by Mohs micrographic surgery

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 456-458

  Alcalay, Joseph ^a,b,c   Alkalay, Ronen ^a,b   Hazaz, Bilha ^a,b  

^a ASSUTA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CHEMOSURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALPEL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MOHS SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 3042723510     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02129.x     Document Type: Article

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