Elastic fiber staining and cytokeratin 15 expression pattern in trichoepithelioma and basal cell carcinoma

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 499-502

  Choi, Chong Won ^b   Park, Hyun Sun ^b   Kim, Yeon Kyung ^b   Lee, Seung Ho ^c   Cho, Kwang Hyun ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Cytokeratin 15; Elastic fiber; Trichoepithelioma

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN 15;

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELASTIC FIBER; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STAINING; TRICHOEPITHELIOMA;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELASTIC TISSUE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATIN-15; NEOPLASMS, BASAL CELL; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 49349092662     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2008.00510.x     Document Type: Article

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