Incomplete excision of basal cell carcinoma in the subunits of the nose

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 92-95

  Wettstein, Reto ^a   Erba, Paolo ^a   Farhadi, Jian ^a   Kalbermatten, Daniel F ^a   Arnold, Andreas ^a   Haug, Martin ^a   Pierer, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Face; Frozen section analysis; Non melanoma skin cancer; Tumour excision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE TUMOR; PLASTIC SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE NEOPLASMS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 40549086257     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: 16512073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310701694811     Document Type: Article

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