Spindle cell neoplasm of skin: Diagnostic dilemma

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 814-816

  Jain, Manjula ^a,b   Singh, Sarika ^a   Agarwal, Kiran ^a  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b D 37 Hauz Khas   (India)

Author keywords

AFX; SCM; SCSCC; Spindle cell neoplasms

Indexed keywords

KERATIN; VIMENTIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CASE REPORT; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MITOSIS; SKIN TUMOR; SPINDLE CELL NEOPLASM OF SKIN; SWELLING; TUMOR BIOPSY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; MELANOMA; S100 PROTEINS; SARCOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS; VIMENTIN; XANTHOMATOSIS;

EID: 37349086065     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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