Radiotherapy of cutaneous carcinomas of the eyelids: Results in 88 lesions

Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-15

  Percivalle, S ^a   Piccinno, R ^a   Gnecchi, L ^b   Caccialanza, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Eyelids; Radiotherapy; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CONTACT X RAY THERAPY; ESTHETICS; EYELID CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS; LIFE TABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; REMISSION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645124900     PISSN: 03920488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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