Subungual squamous cell carcinoma: Radiation therapy as an alternative to amputation and review of the literature

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 285-288

  Rosen, Lane R ^a   Powell, Kevin ^a   Katz, Sanford R ^a   Wu, Hsinshun T ^a   Durci, Mike ^a  

^a Willis Knighton Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CYTOKERATIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MELANOMA ANTIGEN;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CAST APPLICATION; CAUCASIAN; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FINGER AMPUTATION; FINGER INJURY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INDEX FINGER; INFECTION; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MALE; NAIL DISEASE; NAIL INFECTION; PHALANX; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUBUNGUAL EDEMA; SUBUNGUAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953002815     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: 11791888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11311080-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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