Surgical margins in patients with cutaneous melanoma - Assessing the adequacy of excision

Melanoma Research

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 539-542

  Clausen, Simon P ^a   Brady, Mary S ^b  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Clinical margin; Melanoma; Pathologic margin

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALCULATION; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR; SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 33646977305     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-200512000-00009     Document Type: Review

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