Surgical treatment of basal cell carcinomas using standard postoperative histological assessment

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-12

  Walker, Patrick ^a   Hill, Dudley ^b  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Wakefield Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biopsy methods; Bread loaf; Incomplete excision; Infiltrative; Local neoplasm recurrence; Morphoeic; Nodular basal cell carcinoma; Peripheral sections; Reoperation

Indexed keywords

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOHS SURGERY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644994622     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2006.00216.x     Document Type: Review

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