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Positive compared with negative margins in a single-centre retrospective study on 3957 consecutive excisions of basal cell carcinomas. Associated risk factors and preferred surgical management

D. CodazziDepartment of Plastic Surgery, University of Turin, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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J. Van Der VeldenUniversity Hospital of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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M. CarminatiDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Riuniti Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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S. BruschiDepartment of Plastic Surgery, University of Turin, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy
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M. A. BocchiottiDepartment of Plastic Surgery, University of Turin, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy
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C. Di SerioUniversity Centre of Statistics in the Biomedical Sciences (CUSSB),Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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M. BarberisDepartment of Anatomopathology, Riuniti Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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E. RobottiDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Riuniti Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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Pages 38-43 | Accepted 18 Mar 2013, Published online: 04 Jun 2013

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