Small cell sweat gland carcinoma in childhood

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 215-220

  Busam, K J ^a   Gellis, S ^b   Shimamura, A ^c   Perez Atayde, A R ^b   Barnhill, R L ^a,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Merkel cell carcinoma; Small cell tumor; Sweat gland carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; SKIN CARCINOMA; SWEAT GLAND CARCINOMA;

BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SWEAT GLAND NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031939364     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199802000-00010     Document Type: Article

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