The additional diagnostic value of optical coherence tomography in clinically diagnosed basal cell carcinomas undergoing direct surgical excision

. 2021 Nov;185(5):1065-1066.

doi: 10.1111/bjd.20579. Epub 2021 Aug 20.

F Adan^{1

2}, P J Nelemans³, N W J Kelleners-Smeets^{1

2}, J P H M Kessels⁴, T Brinkhuizen^{1

5}, K Mosterd^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
² GROW Research Institute for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
³ Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

F Adan et al. Br J Dermatol. 2021 Nov.

. 2021 Nov;185(5):1065-1066.

doi: 10.1111/bjd.20579. Epub 2021 Aug 20.

F Adan^{1

2}, P J Nelemans³, N W J Kelleners-Smeets^{1

2}, J P H M Kessels⁴, T Brinkhuizen^{1

5}, K Mosterd^{1

2}

¹ Department of Dermatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
² GROW Research Institute for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
³ Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

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