Follicular squamous cell carcinoma of the skin: A poorly recognized neoplasm arising from the wall of hair follicles

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-25

  Diaz Cascajo, Carlos ^a   Borghi, Susanna ^a   Weyers, Wolfgang ^a   Bastida Inarrea, Jesus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYTOKERATIN;

ADULT; AGED; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METASTASIS; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN DISEASE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; WART VIRUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; KERATINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 1642440131     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0303-6987.2004.0134.x     Document Type: Review

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