Clear cell hidradenoma associated with the folliculo-sebaceous-apocrine unit: Histologic study of five cases

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 351-357

  Gianotti, Raffaele ^a   Alessi, Elvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apocrine; Derivation; Eccrine; Hidradenoma; Neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; DERIVATIZATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; GERM CELL; HAIR FOLLICLE; HIDRADENOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SWEAT GLAND;

ACROSPIROMA, ECCRINE; ADULT; APOCRINE GLANDS; BACK; CA-15-3 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; COLLAGEN; CYTOPLASM; EPIDERMIS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCINS; NECK; S100 PROTEINS; SCALP; SCAPULA; SEBACEOUS GLANDS; STEM CELLS; SWEAT GLAND NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030711487     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199708000-00006     Document Type: Article

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