Primary cutaneous carcinosarcoma arising in a patient with nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 638-641

  Bhattacharjee, Pradip ^a   Leffell, David ^a   McNiff, Jennifer M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; CARCINOSARCOMA; CASE REPORT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE;

BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; CARCINOSARCOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 26244458482     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0303-6987.2005.00384.x     Document Type: Article

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