Photodynamic Therapy Followed by Mohs Micrographic Surgery Compared to Mohs Micrographic Surgery Alone for the Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma: Results of a Pilot Single-Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial

Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 88-91

  Al Niaimi, Firas ^a   Sheth, Nisith ^a   Kurwa, Habib A ^b   Mallipeddi, Raj ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Mohs micrographic surgery; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84981189584     PISSN: 09742077     EISSN: 09745157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2077.158443     Document Type: Article

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