Agreement between histological subtype on punch biopsy and surgical excision in primary basal cell carcinoma

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 894-898

  Roozeboom, M H ^a,b   Mosterd, K ^a,b   Winnepenninckx, V J L ^a   Nelemans, P J ^c   Kelleners Smeets, N W J ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84879105835     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2012.04608.x     Document Type: Article

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