Solitary circumscribed neuroma of the skin (so-called palisaded, encapsulated neuroma). Clinicopathological analysis of three cases with emphasis on differential diagnosis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-186

  Mentzel, T ^a   Bocker, T ^a   Wollina, U ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Neural tumours; Neuroma; Soft tissue

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TUMOR;

EID: 0029881294     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0926-9959(95)00115-8     Document Type: Article

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