Basal cell carcinoma characteristics as predictors of depth of invasion

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-53

  Welsch, Michael Jude ^a   Troiani, Blake M ^b   Hale, Lauren ^a   Deltondo, Joe ^a   Helm, Klaus F ^a   Clarke, Loren E ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

basal cell carcinoma; biopsy; histologic features; invasion; solar elastosis; subtype

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CALCIFICATION; CANCER INFILTRATION; CANCER INVASION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUMOR BIOPSY; ULCER;

EID: 84862270415     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.02.035     Document Type: Article

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