Comparison of the microvasculature of basal cell carcinoma and actinic keratosis using intravital microscopy and immunohistochemistry

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 105-110

  Newell, B ^a   Bedlow, A J ^a,b   Cliff, S ^a,c   Drysdale, S B ^a   Stanton, A W B ^a   Mortimer, P S ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WARWICK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c EAST SURREY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actinic keratosis; Angiogenesis; Basal cell carcinoma; CD34; Microscopy; Microvasculature

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAVITAL MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOSIS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0042134693     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05325.x     Document Type: Article

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