Differential immunoreactivity of melanocytic lesions of the conjunctiva

Histopathology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 426-431

  Sharara, N A ^a   Alexander, R A ^b   Luthert, P J ^b   Hungerford, J L ^c   Cree, I A ^b  

^a EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Diagnosis; Immunohistochemistry; Melanocytic lesion

Indexed keywords

ONCOFETAL ANTIGEN; PROTEIN HMB45; PROTEIN S 100; TUMOR MARKER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MELANOCYTE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; MELANOSIS; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CONJUNCTIVAL NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOMA; MELANOSIS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; S100 PROTEINS;

EID: 0034756144     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.2001.01168.x     Document Type: Article

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