Merkel cell tumor in a trichilemmal cyst: Collision or association?

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 180-183

  Ivan, Doina ^a   Bengana, Chafik ^b   Lazar, Alexander J ^a,c   Diwan, A Hafeez ^a,c   Prieto, Victor G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b Medical College of Wisconsin   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulge region; Merkel cell carcinoma; Trichilemmal cyst

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBACEOUS CYST; TUMOR BIOPSY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; CHROMOGRANINS; EPIDERMAL CYST; HAIR DISEASES; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATIN-20; MALE; MERKEL CELLS; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

EID: 34147149244     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.dad.0000246174.73447.73     Document Type: Article

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