Morphologic and immunophenotypic evidence of in-situ Kaposi's sarcoma

BMC Clinical Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Konstantinopoulos, Panagiotis A ^a   Dezube, Bruce J ^a   Pantanowitz, Liron ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CD34 ANTIGEN; DAUNORUBICIN; LAMIVUDINE; NELFINAVIR; PACLITAXEL; SEMAXANIB; STAVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 33750623766     PISSN: 14726890     EISSN: 14726890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6890-6-7     Document Type: Article

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