Hypopigmented mycosis fungoides in Caucasian patients: A clinicopathologic study of 7 cases

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 264-270

  Ardigó, Marco ^c   Borroni, Giovanni ^c   Muscardin, Luca ^a   Kerl, Helmut ^c   Cerroni, Lorenzo ^b  

^a SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HELPER CELL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN LYMPHOMA; SUPPRESSOR CELL; T CELL LYMPHOMA;

EID: 0042634140     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0190-9622(03)00907-1     Document Type: Article

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