Cutaneous lymphomas showing prominent granulomatous component: Clinicopathological features in a series of 16 cases

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 639-647

  Gallardo, F ^a,b   Garcia Muret M P ^b,c   Servitje, O ^b,d   Estrach, T ^b,e   Bielsa, I ^b,f   Salar, A ^a   Abella, E ^a   Barranco, C ^a   Pujol, R M ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b Catalonian Cutaneous Lymphoma Network   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cutaneous lymphoma; Epithelioid; Granuloma; Histiocyte

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CD3+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEZARY SYNDROME; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LYMPHOMA; T CELL LYMPHOMA;

EID: 67649690568     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.03020.x     Document Type: Article

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