Conventional histology vs. three-dimensional histology in lentigo maligna melanoma

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 453-459

  Moehrle, M ^a   Dietz, K ^a   Garbe, C ^a   Breuninger, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lentigo maligna melanoma; Prognosis; Risk factor; Three dimensional histology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INVASION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXCISION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT LENTIGO; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TUMOR VOLUME;

DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUTCHINSON'S MELANOTIC FRECKLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOHS SURGERY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644915295     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.07068.x     Document Type: Article

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