Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin with an unusual follicular lymphocytic infiltrate of the dermis

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 625-628

  Bastian, B C ^b   Kreipe, H H ^a   Brocker E B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cutaneous neoplasm; Merkel cell carcinoma; Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma; Pseudolymphoma; Skin

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MERKEL CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOLYMPHOMA; SKIN CARCINOMA; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR GROWTH;

AGED; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CARCINOMA, NEUROENDOCRINE; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOGRANIN A; CHROMOGRANINS; CYTOPLASM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; LYMPHOCYTES; LYMPHOID TISSUE; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030448398     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199612000-00014     Document Type: Article

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