In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy of mycosis fungoides: A preliminary study

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 435-441

  Agero, Anna Liza C ^a   Gill, Melissa ^b   Ardigo, Marco ^a   Myskowski, Patricia ^a   Halpern, Allan C ^a   González, Salvador ^a  

^a Dermatology Service   (Brazil)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; EPIDERMIS; EPIDERMIS CELL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; REFLECTANCE CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFILTRATE; SKIN STRUCTURE; SKIN SURFACE; SKINFOLD; TISSUE TYPES; TUMOR CELL;

ABSCESS; ADULT; BIOPSY; CELL NUCLEUS; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34547787084     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.02.026     Document Type: Article

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