Immunohistochemical investigation of the different developmental stages of trichofolliculoma with special reference to the Merkel cell

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 8-15

  Hartschuh, Wolfgang ^a,b   Schulz, Tilman ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cytokeratin 20; Fibrofolliculoma; Fibrous papule; Follicular cycle; Merkel cell; Neurofilament protein; Trichofolliculoma

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOEPITHELIOMA;

EID: 0032928752     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199902000-00002     Document Type: Article

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