Osteoclast-like giant cell reaction associated with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: A report of 2 cases and review of the literature

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 282-287

  Wooff, Jill ^a   Werner, Dietrich ^b   Murphy, Joanne ^a   Walsh, Noreen ^a,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b South Shore Regional Hospital   (Canada)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Giant cell tumor like reaction; Osteoclast like giant cells; Osteoclastic giant cells

Indexed keywords

CD68 ANTIGEN; KERATIN; PROTEIN P63; TUMOR MARKER;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; MALE; OSTEOCLAST; OSTEOCLAST LIKE GIANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BIOPSY; CHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SKIN TUMOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; OSTEOCLASTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 66149140575     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e31819cf6f4     Document Type: Article

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