Cutaneous malignant hemangioendothelioma: Clinical and histopathological observations of nine patients and a review of the literature

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 253-261

  Bhutto, A M ^a   Uehara, K ^a   Takamiyagi, A ^a   Hagiwara, K ^a   Nonaka, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cutaneous malignant hemangioendothelioma; Light microscopical and ultrastructural observations; Okinawa

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0029072519     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1995.tb03382.x     Document Type: Article

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