Trichofolliculoma: Case report with immunohistochemical study of cytokeratins [6]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 597-598

  Kurokawa, I ^a   Nishijima, S ^b   Kusumoto, K ^b   Sensaki, H ^b   Shikata, N ^b   Tsubura, A ^b  

^a Hyogo Prefectural Tsukaguchi Hospital   (Japan)

^b KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; CYTOKERATIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXCISION; HISTOGENESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINIZATION; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN NODULE; STAINING; TRICHOEPITHELIOMA;

FACIAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; KERATINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NEOPLASMS, BASAL CELL;

EID: 0037362517     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05209_6.x     Document Type: Letter

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