Pagetoid Merkel cell carcinoma: Epidermal origin of the tumor

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 572-579

  Hashimoto, Ken ^a,d   Lee, Min W ^b   D'Annunzio, Donald R ^b   Balle, Mark R ^b   Narisawa, Yukata ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Dermatology 5E UHC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; CYTOKERATIN; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DESMOSOME; EPIDERMIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MELANOMA; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; MITOSIS; PAGET SKIN DISEASE; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SKIN CARCINOMA; STEM CELL; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR GROWTH; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0031773860     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1998.tb01744.x     Document Type: Article

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