Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin with lymphoepithelioma-like features

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 483-486

  Rosso, Renato ^a   Paulli, Marco ^a   Carnevali, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lymphoepithelioma like carcinoma; Merkel cell carcinoma; Neuroendocrine carcinoma; Skin

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CHROMOGRANIN A; CYTOKERATIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; PROTEIN S 100; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TUMOR MARKER;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOREARM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA; METASTASIS; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CARCINOMA; TUMOR ASSOCIATED LEUKOCYTE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, NEUROENDOCRINE; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; KERATIN-20; NEURONS; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031685603     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199810000-00010     Document Type: Article

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