Keloidal atypical fibroxanthoma: A case series

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 535-539

  Kim, Jinah ^a   McNiff, Jennifer M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; KERATIN; PROTEIN S 100;

AGED; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FIBROXANTHOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KELOID; KELOIDAL ATYPICAL FIBROXANTHOMA; MALE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN TUMOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD31; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, MYELOMONOCYTIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOMA, BENIGN FIBROUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KELOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 63849172500     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2008.01084.x     Document Type: Article

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