A rare case of postauricular spontaneous keloid in an elderly patient

In Vivo

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 173-175

  Monarca, Cristiano ^a   Maruccia, Michele ^a   Palumbo, Francesca ^a   Parisi, Paola ^a   Scuderi, Nicolò ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Histological exam; Postauricolar lesion; Spontaneous keloid

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FIBROMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KELOID; MALE; SKIN COLOR; SKIN SURGERY;

EID: 84855383227     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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