Pilomatrixoma-accuracy of clinical diagnosis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1755-1758

  Kumaran, N ^a   Azmy, Amir ^a   Carachi, Robert ^a   Raine, Peter A M ^a   Macfarlane, Jeanette H ^a   Howatson, Alan G ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Malherbe's calcifying epithelioma; Pilomatricoma; Pilomatrixoma; Skin neoplasm; Trichomatricoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PILOMATRIXOMA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEBACEOUS CYST; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN TUMOR; TERATOMA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FACIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HAIR DISEASES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PILOMATRIXOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33748975005     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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