Cutaneous melanocytoneuroma: The first case of a distinctive intraneural tumor with dual nerve sheath and melanocytic differentiation

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 52-57

  Weinreb, Ilan ^a,b   Labonte, Sebastien ^c   Goli, Harish ^d   Chetty, Runjan ^a,b   Ghazarian, Danny ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d Chaleur Regional Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; GENE PRODUCT; LAMININ; MELAN A; MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; PROTEIN; PROTEIN GENE PRODUCT 9 5; PROTEIN HMB45; PROTEIN S 100; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CASE REPORT; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; EOSINOPHIL; EPITHELIOID CELL; EXCISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MELANOCYTE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOCYTONEUROMA; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; PAPULE; PERINEURIUM;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; NEUROMA; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 36049024843     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00733.x     Document Type: Article

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