Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin: A case with lymph node metastases at presentation

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 211-215

  Hall, Gillian ^a   Duncan, Alison ^a   Azurdia, Richard ^a   Leonard, Niamh ^a,b  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus; Lymph node metastases; Lymphoepithelioma like carcinoma; Nasopharyngeal

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXCISION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA; MALE; MERKEL CELL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN LYMPHOMA; SKIN METASTASIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

AGED; CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHOMA, B-CELL; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; RARE DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33747747736     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200606000-00007     Document Type: Article

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