Treatment of giant congenital nevus of the back by convergent serial excision

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 608-610

  Fujiwara, Masao ^a   Nakamura, Yoko ^b   Fukamizu, Hidekazu ^a  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACK; CONGENITAL NEVUS; DIAPER; ELASTICITY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EXCISION REPAIR; HUMAN; LETTER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INCISION; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN SCAR; SKIN SURGERY; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION; WOUND INFECTION;

BACK; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 52449100037     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2008.00534.x     Document Type: Letter

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