Longitudinal diminution of tumor size for basal cell carcinoma suggests shifting referral patterns for Mohs surgery

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-19

  Kaplan, Andrew L ^a   Weitzul, Sarah B ^b   Taylor, R Stan ^b  

^a Philadelphia Institute of Dermatology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SIZE; CHEMOSURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOHS SURGERY; NEOPLASM STAGING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE MORAL JUDGMENT; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 37349110752     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2007.34002.x     Document Type: Article

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