Actinic keratosis associated with squamous and basal cell carcinomas: An evaluation of neoplastic progression by a standardized AgNOR analysis

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-59

  Giuffre G ^a   Barresi, V ^a   Catalano, A ^b   Cappiello, A ^b   Stagno D'Alcontres, F ^b   Tuccari, Giovanni ^a,c  

^a Polyclinic Pad D ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actinic keratosis; AgNORs; Proliferation; Squamous cell carcinoma; Standardized AgNOR analysis

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARGYROPHILIC NUCLEOLAR ORGANIZER REGION TECHNIQUE; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER STAGING; CHROMOSOME NOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SILVER STAINING; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE COURSE; KERATOSIS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; SKIN TUMOR;

CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; NUCLEOLAR ORGANIZER REGION ASSOCIATED PROTEINS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, NUCLEAR; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; PROGNOSIS; SILVER STAINING; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 48249114824     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/1186     Document Type: Article

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