Basal cell carcinoma in a series of renal transplant recipients: Epidemiology and clinicopathologic features

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 385-389

  Mertz, Kirsten D ^a   Proske, Dörthe ^a   Kettelhack, Natascha ^b   Kegel, Christian ^b   Keusch, Gérald ^b   Schwarz, Albin ^a   Ambühl, Patrice M ^a   Pfaltz, Madeleine ^a   Kempf, Werner ^a  

^a Kempf and Pfaltz Histological Diagnostics   (Switzerland)

^b Stadtspital Waid ^*

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951994305     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2010.04370.x     Document Type: Article

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