Melanization in basal cell carcinomas: Microscopic characterization of clinically pigmented and non-pigmented tumours

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 202-206

  Tan, Wee Ping ^a   Tan, Audrey Wei Hsia ^a   Ee, Hock Leong ^a   Kumarasinghe, Prasad ^a   Tan, Suat Hoon ^a  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Basal cell epithelioma; Melanin; Pigmentation

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MICROSCOPY; PIGMENTATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 53549135483     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2008.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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