Micronodular basal cell carcinoma: A distinct subtype? Relationship with nodular and infiltrative basal cell carcinomas

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 611-616

  Betti, Roberto ^a   Menni, Silvano ^a   Radaelli, Giovanni ^b   Bombonato, Caterina ^a   Crosti, Carlo ^b  

^a Clinical Dermatology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

basal cell carcinoma; histological subtype; infiltrative; micronodular; nodular

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ABDOMEN; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; SCALP; SKIN TUMOR; THORAX; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE NEOPLASMS; SCALP; SKIN NEOPLASMS; THORAX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954240255     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2009.00772.x     Document Type: Article

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