Granulomatous inflammation in nevi undergoing regression (Halo Phenomenon): A report of 6 cases

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-235

  Denianke, Kwame Sekou ^a,b,c   Gottlieb, Geoffrey J ^a  

^a ACKERMAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOPATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Granuloma; Granulomatous inflammation; Halo nevus; Halo phenomenon; Regression of nevi

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HALO PHENOMENON; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEVUS; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; GRANULOMA; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MELANOCYTE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENTED NEVUS; SKIN TUMOR; TUMOR REGRESSION;

CD68 ANTIGEN, HUMAN; DIFFERENTIATION ANTIGEN; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN; PROTEIN S 100;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, MYELOMONOCYTIC; CHILD; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM REGRESSION, SPONTANEOUS; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; S100 PROTEINS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 45849124983     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e31816a8c6d     Document Type: Article

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