Collagen-rich variant of benign epithelioid peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the skin

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-219

  Jokinen, Chris H ^a   Wolgamot, Gregory M ^a   Argenyi, Zsolt B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HISTOGENESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; SKIN NODULE; SKIN TUMOR; TUMOR CELL;

AGED; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; COLLAGEN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NECK; NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 37849023423     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00779.x     Document Type: Article

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