Electrochemotherapy for the treatment of ocular basal cell carcinoma; A novel adjunct in the disease management

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 403-406

  Salwa, S P ^a   Bourke, M G ^a   Forde, P F ^a   O'Shaughnessy, M ^b   O'Sullivan, S T ^b   Kelly, E J ^b   Soden, D M ^a   Clover, A J P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Co morbidity; Electrochemotherapy; Ocular

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BLEOMYCIN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROCHEMOTHERAPY; ELECTROPORATION; EYE; EYE BIOPSY; EYE CANCER; EYE SURGERY; GENERATOR; HUMAN; LOWER EYELID; NEEDLE ELECTRODE; OCULAR BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; UPPER EYELID; VERY ELDERLY; WOUND DRESSING;

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CO-MORBIDITY; ELECTROCHEMOTHERAPY; OCULAR;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BLEOMYCIN; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; ELECTROCHEMOTHERAPY; EYELID NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84896712965     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2013.07.019     Document Type: Article

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