Primary excision of cutaneous melanoma: does the location of excision matter
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Primary excision of cutaneous melanoma: does the location of excision matter.
Melanoma is diagnosed more quickly if primarily excised in primary care, but current guidelines discourage this. The reports of all melanomas excised in north-east Scotland between 1991 and 2007 were analysed for adequacy of excision. Reports were analysed blinded as to source. Of primary biopsies performed in primary care, 72.5% were reported as completely excised, compared with 69.7% of those...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of General Practice
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0960-1643,1478-5242
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11x556272