Keratoacanthoma of the head and neck with perineural invasion: Incidental finding or cause for concern?

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1209-1213

  Petrie, Matthew ^a   Eliezri, Yehuda ^b,c   Campanelli, Carmen ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Laser and Dermatologic Surgery   (United States)

^c College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEEK; CHEMOSURGERY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOACANTHOMA; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CANCER;

AGED; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; KERATOACANTHOMA; MALE; MOHS SURGERY;

EID: 77954558484     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2010.01610.x     Document Type: Article

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