Basal cell carcinoma with a sarcomatous component (carcinosarcoma): A series of 5 cases and a review of the literature

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 627-632

  Rose, Rebecca F ^a   Merchant, William ^a   Stables, Graeme I ^a   Lyon, Calum L ^b   Platt, Alastair ^c  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Plastic Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CARCINOSARCOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLOW UP; GIANT CELL TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SPINDLE CELL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CARCINOSARCOMA; CHEEK; CHIN; FACIAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 51349132377     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.05.035     Document Type: Article

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