A case of intraepidermal Merkel cell carcinoma within squamous cell carcinoma in-situ: Merkel cell carcinoma in-situ?

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 230-233

  Al Ahmadie, Hikmat A ^a   Mutasim, Diya F ^a,b   Mutema, George K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Dermatology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Merkel cell carcinoma; Merkel cell carcinoma in situ; Squamous cell carcinoma in situ

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN; CYTOKERATIN; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CASE REPORT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUN EXPOSURE;

CARCINOMA IN SITU; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 2442675158     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200406000-00012     Document Type: Article

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