Follicular germinative cells in pilomatricoma

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 510-513

  Nishie, Wataru ^a,c   Kimura, Tetsunori ^b  

^a Kin ikyo Chuo Hospital   (Japan)

^b Sapporo Institute for Dermatopathology   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Follicular germ cells; Follicular germinative cells; Follicular stem cells; Pilomatricoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GERM CELL; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PILOMATRIXOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE;

ADULT; ARM; CHILD; FEMALE; HAIR DISEASES; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; PILOMATRIXOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33751372452     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.dad.0000211533.18423.97     Document Type: Article

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