The effect of melanin bleaching on immunohistochemical staining in heavily pigmented melanocytic neoplasms

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 357-361

  Orchard, Guy Edward ^a   Calonje, Eduardo ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bleaching; Immunocytochemistry; Melanin

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; BLUE NEVUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JUVENILE MELANOMA; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL CARCINOMA;

ACTINS; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD20; ANTIGENS, CD3; ANTIGENS, CD31; ANTIGENS, CD34; ANTIGENS, CD45; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, MYELOMONOCYTIC; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; DESMIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANINS; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; OXALATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PIGMENTATION; POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; S100 PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; VIMENTIN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

EID: 0031904001     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199808000-00006     Document Type: Article

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