Keloid removal by shave excision with adjuvant external beam radiation therapy.

Dermatol Surg

Department of Dermatology, University of Texas-Southwestern, Austin, Texas University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado Dermatology Service, Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, Colorado.

Published: August 2015

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