Confocal microscopy-guided laser ablation for superficial and early nodular basal cell carcinoma: A promising surgical alternative for superficial skin cancers

JAMA Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 994-998

  Chen, Chih Shan Jason ^a   Sierra, Heidy ^a   Cordova, Miguel ^a   Rajadhyaksha, Milind ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; IMIQUIMOD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CRYOTHERAPY; EARLY NODULAR BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; ELECTRIC DESICCATION AND CURETTAGE; ERBIUM YAG LASER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LASER SURGERY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; REFLECTANCE CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; RELIABILITY; SUN EXPOSURE; SUPERFICIAL BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; YOUNG ADULT; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907408488     PISSN: 21686068     EISSN: 21686084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.10225     Document Type: Article

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