Scrotal skin ulcer in a patient with a previous tonsillectomy because of natural killer cell lymphoma

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 582-585

  Au, W Y ^a   Chan, A C L ^a   Kwong, Y L ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Natural killer cell lymphoma; Scrotum

Indexed keywords

CD56 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MIDLINE GRANULOMA; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN ULCER; TONSILLECTOMY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

GENITAL NEOPLASMS, MALE; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCROTUM; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN ULCER; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0031769595     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199812000-00007     Document Type: Article

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