Thumb subungual melanoma: Is amputation necessary?

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 635-638

  Rayatt, Sukh S ^a   Dancey, Anne L ^a   Davison, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservative; Subungual melanoma; Thumb

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISABILITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MELANOMA; PERIOSTEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THUMB; THUMB RECONSTRUCTION; TISSUE FLAP;

AGED; AMPUTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SKIN NEOPLASMS; THUMB; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247640099     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.10.014     Document Type: Article

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