Ossifying plexiform tumor: Report of two new cases

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-76

  Walsh, Sarah N ^a   Sangüeza, Omar P ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular neurothekeoma; Cutaneous ossification; Plexiform tumors; Tumors of the digits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OSSIFYING PLEXIFORM TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FIBROMA; FINGERS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROTHEKEOMA; OSSIFICATION, HETEROTOPIC; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 38549103143     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e31815f656a     Document Type: Article

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