Shave biopsy is a safe and accurate method for the initial evaluation of melanoma

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 212, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 454-460

  Zager, Jonathan S ^a   Hochwald, Steven N ^b   Marzban, Suroosh S ^a   Francois, Rony ^b   Law, Kimberly M ^a   Davis, Ashley H ^a   Messina, Jane L ^a   Vincek, Vladimir ^b   Mitchell, Christina ^b   Church, Ann ^b   Copeland, Edward M ^b   Sondak, Vernon K ^a   Grobmyer, Stephen R ^b  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER CENTER; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LENTIGO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MELANOMA; NEVUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SHAVE BIOPSY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME; WIDE EXCISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953803257     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.12.021     Document Type: Article

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