Cyclooxygenase-2 expression in primary Merkel cell carcinoma

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-58

  Koljonen, Virve ^a,b   Lassus, Patrik ^a   Tukiainen, Erkki ^a   Ristimäki, Ari ^a   Haglund, Caj ^a   Böhling, Tom ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Toolo Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 12944250735     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0303-6987.2005.00262.x     Document Type: Article

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