Immunocryosurgery for patients with therapeutically challenging basal cell carcinomas: Report of two representative cases

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-71

  Gaitanis, George ^a   Nomikos, Katon ^a   Vlachos, Christoforos ^a   Bassukas, Ioannis D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMIQUIMOD; TAZAROTENE;

ADULT; AGED; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; CHEMOSURGERY; CRYOSURGERY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCRYOSURGERY; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SUN EXPOSURE; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; AGED; AMINOQUINOLINES; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CRYOSURGERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84855998840     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: 14711753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09546634.2010.495976     Document Type: Letter

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