Floret-like multinucleated giant cells in a neurofibromatosis type 1-associated neurofibroma

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 632-634

  Swick, Brian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

CD34 positive; Dendritic cell; Floret like multinucleated giant cell (FMGC); Neurofibroma; Neurofibromatosis type 1

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN S 100; VIMENTIN; CD34 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CD34 SELECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FIBROBLAST; GIANT CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHWANN CELL; LANGERHANS CELL; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR;

ANTIGENS, CD34; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; LANGERHANS CELLS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 59849088422     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e318174e73f     Document Type: Article

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