Malignant mesothelioma metastatic to the skin, presenting as inflammatory carcinoma

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 261-265

  Prieto, Victor G ^a,b   Kenet, Barney J ^a   Varghese, Matthew ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Mesothelioma; Metastasis; Skin

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN METASTASIS;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANTIGENS, CD15; ANTIGENS, CD34; CA-15-3 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; THORAX; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

EID: 0030912808     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199706000-00011     Document Type: Article

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