Cryosurgical Treatment of a Large Keloid

. The cryosurgical treatment of a patient with a large keloid on the nuchal region is reported. The tumor was frozen under local anesthesia with minimal discomfort. The temperatures beneath the lesion were monitored in order to achieve a deep freezing. Twelve months after the treatment the tumor has...

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Published in:The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology Vol. 12; no. 7; pp. 740 - 742
Main Authors: LUÍS CIRNE de CASTRO, JOSÉ, PEREIRA dos SANTOS, ANTÓNIO, PEDRO MORAIS CARDOSO, JOÄO, RIBEIRO, RUI
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-07-1986
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Summary:. The cryosurgical treatment of a patient with a large keloid on the nuchal region is reported. The tumor was frozen under local anesthesia with minimal discomfort. The temperatures beneath the lesion were monitored in order to achieve a deep freezing. Twelve months after the treatment the tumor has not recurred.
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ISSN:0148-0812
1524-4725
2374-846X
DOI:10.1111/j.1524-4725.1986.tb01980.x