Effectiveness of electrochemotherapy in treatment of a recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 618-619

  Marenco, Federica ^a   Nardò, Tiziana ^a   Savoia, Paola ^a   Bernengo, Maria Grazia ^a  

^a Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN;

AGED; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCHEMOTHERAPY; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN NODULE; SKIN ULCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ELECTROCHEMOTHERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SCALP; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 80053034632     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2011.1334     Document Type: Letter

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