The use of elastin immunostain improves the evaluation of melanomas associated with nevi

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 845-852

  Kamino, Hideko ^a,b   Tam, Sam ^a   Tapia, Beatriz ^c   Toussaint, Sonia ^d  

^a Dermatopathology Section   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Caris Cohen Dx   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL GENERAL DR MANUEL GEA GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; ELASTIC FIBER; ELASTOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; SKIN DEFECT; STROMA; SUN EXPOSURE;

ELASTIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEVUS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 67650690640     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2008.01170.x     Document Type: Article

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