CD4-negative variant of CD4+/CD56+ hematodermic neoplasm: Description of three cases

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 911-915

  Ascani, Stefano ^a   Massone, Cesare ^b   Ferrara, Gerardo ^c   Rongioletti, Franco ^d   Papini, Manuela ^a   Pileri, Stefano ^e   Cerroni, Lorenzo ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c G RUMMO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^e Institute of Haematology and Medical Oncology 'L and A Seragnoli'   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; GEMCITABINE; OXALIPLATIN; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; HEMATODERMIC NEOPLASM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN HEMANGIOMA; SKIN TUMOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, CD4; ANTIGENS, CD56; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; RADIOTHERAPY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 51649087000     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00915.x     Document Type: Article

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