Melanoma in Situ Treated with Topical Imiquimod for Management of Persistently Positive Margins: A Review of Treatment Methods.

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Published in Ochsner J on January 01, 2015

Authors

Qing Fan1, Stephanie Cohen2, Becky John3, Adam I Riker2

Author Affiliations

1: General & Oncology Surgery Departments, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
2: Department of Surgery, Advocate Cancer Institute, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL.
3: Department of Pathology, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL.

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