Antimitotic drug injections and radiotherapy: A review of the effectiveness of treatment for hypertrophic scars and keloids

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 151-159

  Wang, Xi Qiao ^a   Liu, Ying Kai ^a   Wang, Zhi Yong ^a   Jun, Wei ^a   Jiang, Yu Zhi ^a   Chun, Qing ^a   Lu, Shu Liang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Antimitotic; Hypertrophic scars; Keloids; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIMITOTIC AGENT; COLCHICINE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOROURACIL; GLUCOCORTICOID; IRIDIUM 192; ISOTRETINOIN; MITOMYCIN C; PENICILLAMINE; RETINOIC ACID; STEROID; STRONTIUM 90; TAMOXIFEN; THIOTEPA; TRIAMCINOLONE;

BURN; CAUSALGIA; CUSHING SYNDROME; DOSIMETRY; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; HYPOPIGMENTATION; KELOID; MOLTING; NAUSEA; PAIN; PIGMENTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN NECROSIS; SWELLING; TELANGIECTASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER; VOMITING;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ANTIMITOTIC AGENTS; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; COLCHICINE; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; KELOID; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; MITOMYCIN; RADIOTHERAPY; TRETINOIN; TUBULIN MODULATORS;

EID: 49749135145     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: 15526941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734608322099     Document Type: Review

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