Cutaneous gamma-delta T-cell lymphoma arising in the setting of Behcet's disease

Pathologica

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 166-169

  Chelly, I ^a   Limaïem, Faten ^a,b   Mekni, A ^a   Bellil, S ^a   Bellil, K ^a   Ghorbel, I B ^a   Haouet, S ^a   Zitouna, M ^a   Kchir, N ^a  

^a LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b NONE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Behcet's disease; Cutaneous lymphoma; Gamma delta T cell; Immuohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AZATHIOPRINE; CD2 ANTIGEN; CD30 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; GRANZYME B; T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR BETA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR DELTA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GAMMA CHAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUTANEOUS T CELL LYMPHOMA; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LEG EDEMA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT;

ADULT; ARM; BEHCET SYNDROME; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL, CUTANEOUS; MALE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 54749112245     PISSN: 00312983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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