Malignant transformation of multiple familial trichoepithelioma: Case report and literature review

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-46

  Lee, Kyung Ho ^a   Kim, Jung Eun ^a   Cho, Baik Kee ^a   Kim, Yu Chan ^b   Park, Chul Jong ^a,c  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Malignant transformation; Trichoblastic carcinoma; Trichoblastoma; Trichoepithelioma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOEPITHELIOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SKIN APPENDAGE; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 38949193889     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0322     Document Type: Article

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