S100-positive spindle cells in scars: A diagnostic pitfall in the re-excision of desmoplastic melanoma

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 309-312

  Chorny, Joe A ^a   Barr, Ronald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Desmoplastic melanoma; Immunohistochemistry; Nevus; S100 protein; Scar; Skin

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 13; CD1 ANTIGEN; CD57 ANTIGEN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MELAN A; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; PROTEIN S 100;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; EXCISION; HISTOGENESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOMA; NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SPINDLE CELL; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELL; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; REOPERATION; SKIN TUMOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

CELL COUNT; CICATRIX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMAN; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; REOPERATION; S100 PROTEINS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS;

EID: 0035984744     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200208000-00004     Document Type: Article

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