Combined surgical excision and radiation therapy for keloid treatment

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1164-1169

  Akita, Sadanori ^a   Akino, Kozo ^a   Yakabe, Aya ^a   Imaizumi, Toshifumi ^a   Tanaka, Katsumi ^a   Anraku, Kuniaki ^a   Yano, Hiroki ^a   Hirano, Akiyoshi ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Combined surgical excision and radiation therapy; Craniofacial location; Durometer; Keloid; Long term follow ups; Scar scale

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRON BEAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KELOID; MALE; PLIABILITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RECURRENCE RISK; SCAR; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN PIGMENTATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KELOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; RECURRENCE;

EID: 34948829597     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/scs.0b013e3180de62a1     Document Type: Article

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