Pediatric pigmented dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (Bednář tumor): Case report and review of the literature with emphasis on the differential diagnosis

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 198, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 621-626

  Reis Filho, Jorge S ^a,b   Milanezi, Fernanda ^a   Ferro, Josefo ^c   Schmitt, Fernando C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^c MAPUTO CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Mozambique)

^d University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cutaneous neoplasms; Dermatofibrosarcoma; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL POPULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOGENETICS; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HAMARTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MELANOMA; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINDLE CELL; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 0036029285     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0344-0338-00311     Document Type: Article

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