Mucinous carcinoma of the skin with apocrine-type differentiation: Immunohistochemical studies

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 66-70

  Wako, Masahiko ^a   Nishimaki, Keiko ^a   Kawamura, Nanami ^a   Harima, Natsuko ^a   Kubota, Takashi ^a   Yoneda, Kozo ^a   Manabe, Motomu ^a   Ansai, Shin ichi ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; APOCRINE CARCINOMA; APOCRINE GLAND; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN EXAMINATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; AGED; APOCRINE GLANDS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; FACIAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037306104     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200302000-00014     Document Type: Article

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