Is Mohs micrographic surgery more effective than wide local excision for treatment of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in reducing risk of local recurrence? A Critically Appraised Topic

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-9

  Matin, R N ^a,b   Acland, K M ^a   Williams, H C ^b  

^a AMERSHAM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; MOHS MICROGRAPHIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN SURGERY; WIDE EXCISION;

ADULT; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOHS SURGERY; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84863312759     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.11054.x     Document Type: Article

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