Neuroendocrine differentiation of a metastatic basal cell carcinoma in a patient with basal cell nevus syndrome

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 306-310

  Tawfik, Ossama ^a   Casparian, J Michael ^a   Garrigues, Ned ^a   Smith, Shondra ^a   Kestenbaum, Thelda ^a   Chamberlin, Fran ^a   Khan, Qamar S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETRETIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FLUOROURACIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; BONE METASTASIS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032791901     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1999.tb01849.x     Document Type: Article

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