Cytokeratins as markers of follicular differentiation: An immunohistochemical study of trichoblastoma and basal cell carcinoma

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 501-509

  Kurzen, Hjalmar ^a   Esposito, Lorenz ^a   Langbein, Lutz ^b   Hartschuh, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hair follicle; Keratin; Neoplasm; Skin; Tumor

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN;

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MERKEL CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP TUMOR; SIMULATION; TRICHOBLASTOMA;

CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HAIR; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035190411     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200112000-00001     Document Type: Article

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