Pseudolipomatosis cutis: Superficial dermal vacuoles resembling fatty infiltration of the skin

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 443-447

  Trotter, Martin J ^a,b   Crawford, Richard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artifacts; Immunohistochemistry Skin biopsy; Lipomatosis

Indexed keywords

MUCIN; PROTEIN S 100;

ADIPOCYTE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL VACUOLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPOMATOSIS; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCLEROSIS; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN FIBROSIS;

ADIPOCYTES; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, CD34; ARTIFACTS; CHILD; DERMIS; FACTOR VIIIA; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LECTINS; LIPOMATOSIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT LECTINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; S100 PROTEINS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; VACUOLES;

EID: 0031688271     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199810000-00002     Document Type: Article

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