The relationship between melanocytes and peripheral nerve sheath cells (Part II): Blue nevus with peripheral nerve sheath differentiation

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 230-236

  Misago, Noriyuki ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blue nevus; Neurocristic hamartoma; Peripheral nerve sheath differentiation; Pigmented neurofibroma; Pilar neurocristic hamartoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUE NEVUS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOCYTE; NERVE SHEATH; NEUROFIBROMA; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; MELANOCYTES; NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS; NEUROFIBROMA; NEVUS, BLUE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034041140     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200006000-00004     Document Type: Article

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