The starburst giant cell is useful for distinguishing lentigo maligna from photodamaged skin

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 962-968

  Cohen, Lisa M ^a,b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Pathology Services Inc Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT LENTIGO; MELANOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0029753001     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(96)90121-8     Document Type: Article

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