A cutaneous case of giant cell angiofibroma occurring with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and showing bimodal CD34+ fibroblastic and FXIIIa+ histiocytic immunophenotype

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 265-270

  Silverman, Jeffrey S ^a,b   Tamsen, Ali ^a,b  

^a Southampton Hospital   (United States)

^b HT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 13A; CD34 ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN; DESMIN; PROTEIN S 100; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INCLUSION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; GIANT CELL TUMOR; HEMANGIOFIBROMA; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; SPINDLE CELL; STEM CELL; THIGH;

ANGIOFIBROMA; ANTIGENS, CD34; DENDRITIC CELLS; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; GIANT CELL TUMORS; HISTIOCYTES; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; THIGH; TRANSGLUTAMINASES; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0031748651     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1998.tb01731.x     Document Type: Article

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