'Recurrent' basal cell carcinomas may represent new primary neoplasias: differences between aggressive and nonaggressive histologic subtypes

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 451-453

  Metze, Konradin ^a   Bedin, Valcinir ^a   Adam, Randall Luis ^a   Macedo de Souza, Elemir ^a   Cintra, Maria Letícia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER INFILTRATION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT CANCER; SCAR FORMATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33847348042     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.11.003     Document Type: Letter

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