Immunohistochemical characterization of pleomorphic giant cells in basal cell carcinoma

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 353-356

  Cutlan, Robert T ^a   Maluf, Horacio M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE; KI 67 ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESENCHYMOMA; PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEUPLOIDY; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INCIDENCE; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MIDDLE AGED; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032796092     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1999.tb01856.x     Document Type: Article

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