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Curettage before excision
Author(s) -
Paver Robert D
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1995.tb00927.x
Subject(s) - medicine , curettage , surgery , surgical excision , basal cell carcinoma , basal cell , pathology
SUMMARY Simple curettage of a basal cell carcinoma immediately prior to excision defines the margins of the tumour and therefore reduces the risk of subsequent incomplete excision.