Bednar tumor: A report of two cases

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 484-487

  Yagi, Yoichi ^a   Ueda, Koichi ^a   Maruyama, Seichi ^a   Noborio, Reiko ^b  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b Shiroyama Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bednar tumor; CD34; Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans; Pigmented dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; MELANIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEDNAR TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN GRAFT;

EID: 3142548804     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2004.tb00538.x     Document Type: Article

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