Carcinoma with thymus-like differentiation arising in the dermis of the head and neck

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 625-629

  Bayer Garner, I B ^a   Kozovska, M E ^b   Schwartz, M R ^b   Reed, J A ^b  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA; MALE; MANDIBLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SKIN CARCINOMA; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THYMUS; THYROID TUMOR;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD5; ANTIGENS, CD57; CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 4544287856     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0303-6987.2004.00235.x     Document Type: Article

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