Dermatofibroma occurring within a tattoo: Report of two cases

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 696-698

  Kluger, Nicolas ^a,e   Cotten, Hervé ^b   Magana, Catherine ^c   Pinquier, Laure ^d  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b Laboratory of Histopathology   (France)

^c CHU Montpellier ^*  (France)

^d Laboratory of Histopathology   (France)

^e HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOFIBROMA; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; FIBROBLAST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN NODULE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TATTOO;

ADULT; COLORING AGENTS; HISTIOCYTOMA, BENIGN FIBROUS; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TATTOOING;

EID: 44949151137     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00882.x     Document Type: Letter

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