Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans occuring in a child

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 135-138

  Peschos, D ^a   Dallas, P ^a   Doulis, A ^a   Agnantis, N ^a   Vougiouklakis, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

CD34; Child; Dermatofibrosarcoma; Protuberans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; EXCISION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN NODULE; TUMOR BIOPSY;

BIOPSY; CHILD; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE;

EID: 18544385900     PISSN: 03929078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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