Treatment of recurrent earlobe keloids with surgery and high-dose-rate brachytherapy

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-99

  Arneja, Jugpal S ^a   Singh, G Balbir ^b   Dolynchuk, Kenneth N ^b   Murray, Kenneth A ^b   Rozzelle, Arlene A ^b   Jones, Keith D ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; EAR LOBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KELOID; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACHYTHERAPY; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KELOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38049020205     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000293755.64918.22     Document Type: Article

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