Malignant melanoma following scalp irradiation for tinea capitis

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1239-1240

  Sawyer, A R ^a   McGoldrick, R B ^a   Mackey, S P ^a   Powell, B ^a   Pohl, M ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Melanoma; Radio induced carcinoma; Scalp; Tinea capitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRRADIATION; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; SCALP; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN GRAFT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TINEA CAPITIS;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIOTHERAPY; SCALP; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TINEA CAPITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35348819995     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.03.014     Document Type: Article

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