Cellular neurothekeoma with melanocytosis

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 241-245

  Wu, Ren Chin ^a   Hsieh, Yi Yueh ^a   Chang, Yi Chin ^b   Kuo, Tseng Tong ^a,c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 13A; CD34 ANTIGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; MELANIN; PROTEIN HMB 45; PROTEIN S 100; SMOOTH MUSCLE ANTIGEN; TUMOR MARKER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CYTOPLASM; DENDRITIC CELL; DERMIS; EPITHELIOID CELL; HISTOGENESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MELANOCYTOSIS; NEUROTHEKEOMA; RARE DISEASE; SKIN NODULE; SPINDLE CELL; STROMA; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPIDERMAL CYST; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANOCYTES; NEUROTHEKEOMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 37849046360     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00792.x     Document Type: Article

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