Skin site mast cell numbers correlate with rates of nodular growth, but not incidence, of Basal cell carcinoma [3]

Dermatology

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 298-299

  Weber, A ^a   Maurer, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Mast cell numbers

Indexed keywords

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CELL COUNT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KERATINOCYTES; MAST CELLS; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 26244438532     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087030     Document Type: Letter

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