Comparison of negative pressure wound therapy and secondary intention healing after excision of acral lentiginous melanoma on the foot

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 333-338

  Oh, B H ^a   Lee, S H ^a   Nam, K A ^a   Lee, H B ^b   Chung, Kee Yang ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOOT ACRAL LENTIGINOUS MELANOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCAR; SCORING SYSTEM; SECONDARY INTENTION HEALING; SURGICAL WOUND; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; VASCULARIZATION; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84873159649     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12099     Document Type: Article

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