Effect of tissue shrinkage on histological tumour-free margin after excision of basal cell carcinoma

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 607-610

  Blasdale, C ^a   Charlton, F G ^a   Weatherhead, S C ^a   Ormond, P ^a   Lawrence, C M ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Basal cell carcinoma; Identification; Margin; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE FIXATION; TUMOR VOLUME; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 76949092164     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09577.x     Document Type: Article

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