Collision tumor composed of Merkel cell carcinoma and lentigo maligna melanoma

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 203-206

  Forman, Seth B ^a   Vidmar, Dennis A ^b   Ferringer, Tammie C ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Lake Erie Dermatopathology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN 20; CYTOKERATIN AE1; CYTOKERATIN AE3; MELAN A; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; PROTEIN S 100; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEEK; CYTOPLASM; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LENTIGO MALIGNA MELANOMA; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN BIOPSY;

AGED; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; CHEEK; HUMANS; HUTCHINSON'S MELANOTIC FRECKLE; MALE; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 37849046362     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00773.x     Document Type: Article

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