Treatment of basal cell carcinomas in patients with nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 308-313

  Van Der Geer, S ^a   Ostertag, J U ^b   Krekels, G A M ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma syndrome; Review; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ETRETINATE; FLUOROURACIL; IMIQUIMOD; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID;

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHEMOSURGERY; CRYOTHERAPY; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AMINOQUINOLINES; BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 60049100269     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.03040.x     Document Type: Review

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