Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: 35 patients treated with Mohs micrographic surgery using paraffin sections

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 363-366

  Tan, W P ^a   Barlow, R J ^a   Robson, A ^a   Kurwa, H A ^b   McKenna, J ^c   Mallipeddi, R ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CHEMOSURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOHS SURGERY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79551489773     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.10095.x     Document Type: Article

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