Confocal laser scanning microscopy in micrographic surgery (three-dimensional histology) of basal cell carcinomas

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 698-700

  Schule D ^a   Breuninger, H ^a   Schippert, W ^a   Dietz, K ^b   Moehrle, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Micrographic surgery; Microscopy; Three dimensional histology

Indexed keywords

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MUFFIN TECHNIQUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUBINGER TORTE;

CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MOHS SURGERY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 69149090850     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09354.x     Document Type: Letter

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