Expression of CD34 in sclerotic ('plywood') fibromas

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-21

  Hanft, Valerie N ^e   Shea, Christopher R ^a   McNutt, N Scott ^c   Pullitzer, Donald ^b   Horenstein, Marcelo G ^a   Prieto, Victor G ^a,d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOSES H CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

CD34; Cowden syndrome; Immunohistochemistry; Sclerotic fibroma

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COWDEN SYNDROME; FIBROMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD34; FIBROMA; HAMARTOMA SYNDROME, MULTIPLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCLEROSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033970309     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200002000-00003     Document Type: Article

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