Biopsy for malignant melanoma - Are we following the guidelines?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 322-325

  Tadiparthi, S ^a   Panchani, S ^a   Iqbal, A ^a  

^a WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Biopsy; Guidelines; Malignant melanoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXCISION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MELANOMA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUNCH BIOPSY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 44649152442     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588408X285856     Document Type: Article

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