Conservative surgical management of subungual (matrix derived) melanoma: Report of seven cases and literature review

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 852-858

  Sureda, N ^a   Phan, A ^a   Poulalhon, N ^a   Balme, B ^a   Dalle, S ^a   Thomas, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MELANOMA; MELANONYCHIA STRIATA; NAIL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SUBUNGUAL MELANOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 80053562095     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10477.x     Document Type: Article

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