Follicular baso-squamous melanocytic tumour of the skin

Histopathology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 337-341

  Riccioni, L ^a   Cenacchi, G ^b   Ragazzini, T ^c   Collina, G ^c,d  

^a BUFALINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Department of Pathology   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basaloid epithelial cells; Dendritic melanocytes; Follicular differentiation; Melanin pigment; Squamous epithelial cells

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEOPLASMS, SQUAMOUS CELL; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 0036411836     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.2002.01508.x     Document Type: Article

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