Storiform collagenoma as a clue for Cowden disease or PTEN hamartoma tumour syndrome

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 840-842

  Al Daraji, W I ^a   Ramsay, H M ^b   Ali, R B M ^b  

^a DARENT VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLLAGEN DISEASE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; COWDEN SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HAMARTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTEN HAMARTOMA TUMOR SYNDROME; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN NODULE; STORIFORM COLLAGENOMA;

ADOLESCENT; COLLAGEN DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HAMARTOMA SYNDROME, MULTIPLE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PTEN PHOSPHOHYDROLASE;

EID: 34447341986     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.033621     Document Type: Article

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