Merkel cell carcinoma: Report of three cases

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-50

  Okamoto, Osamu ^a   Yoshiyama, Masako ^a,b   Takayasu, Susumu ^a   Yokoyama, Shigeo ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Fujimoto Pediatric Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bowen's disease; Injury; Merkel cell carcinoma; Spontaneous regression

Indexed keywords

AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BOWEN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; EYELID CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN INJURY;

EID: 0031929529     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1998.tb02345.x     Document Type: Article

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