Histopathologic excision margin affects local recurrence rate: Analysis of 2681 patients with melanoma ≤ 2 mm thick [2]

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 243, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 569-570

  McKinnon, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CHEMOSURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

HUMANS; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33645465211     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-200604000-00026     Document Type: Letter

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