Keratoacanthoma observed

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 485-501

  Griffiths, Richard W ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Keratoacanthoma; Observation; Photographic record; Spontaneous involution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER SURGERY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND TUMOR; HUMAN; KERATOACANTHOMA; LIP TUMOR; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; NOSE TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 4344597532     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2004.05.007     Document Type: Article

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