Melanotrichoblastoma: Immunohistochemical study of a variant of pigmented trichoblastoma

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 498-501

  Kanitakis, Jean ^a   Brutzkus, Alain ^a   Butnaru, Agripina Cristina ^a   Claudy, Alain ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Hair follicle tumors; Melanotrichoblastoma; Pigmented trichoblastoma; Trichoblastoma

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN GP 100; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINOCYTE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOTRICHOBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; TRICHOBLASTOMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HAIR DISEASES; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINOCYTES; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; NEOPLASMS, ADNEXAL AND SKIN APPENDAGE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036895667     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200212000-00008     Document Type: Article

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