Fatal CD8+ epidermotropic cytotoxic primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma with multiorgan involvement

Dermatology

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 281-285

  Marzano, Angelo V ^a   Ghislanzoni, Massimo ^a   Gianelli, Umberto ^a   Caputo, Ruggero ^a   Alessi, Elvio ^a   Berti, Emilio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CD8+ epidermotropic cytotoxic primary cutaneous T cell lymphoma; Multiorgan involvement; Primary cutaneous T cell lymphomas

Indexed keywords

CD8 ANTIGEN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUTANEOUS T CELL LYMPHOMA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LABORATORY TEST; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PAPULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; THROMBOSIS;

AGED; ANTIGENS, CD8; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL, CUTANEOUS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 26244467051     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087025     Document Type: Article

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