Skin manifestations of intravascular lymphoma mimic inflammatory diseases of the skin

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-25

  Roglin J ^a   Boer A ^a  

^a DERMATOLOGIKUM HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angioendotheliomatosis maligna; B cell lymphoma; Intravascular lymphoma; Skin

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

B CELL LYMPHOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LEG EDEMA; LEG PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SKIN INDURATION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN LYMPHOMA; SKIN NODULE; T CELL LYMPHOMA; TELANGIECTASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DERMATITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, B-CELL; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL; MALE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34250680872     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.07954.x     Document Type: Review

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