Mast cell 'densities' in vascular proliferations: A preliminary study of pyogenic granuloma, portwine stain, cavernous hemangioma, cherry angioma, Kaposi's sarcoma, and malignant hemangioendothelioma

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 577-586

  Hagiwara, Keisuke ^a   Khaskhely, Noor Mohammad ^a   Uezato, Hiroshi ^a   Nonaka, Shigeo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

'Density' measured per mm2; Basic fibroblast growth factor; Mast cells; Tryptase stain; Vascular proliferations

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOSARCOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MAST CELL; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PYOGENIC GRANULOMA;

EID: 0032823439     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1999.tb02052.x     Document Type: Article

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