Retiform hemangioendothelioma: Presentation of a case expressing D2-40

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 987-990

  Emberger, Michael ^a   Laimer, Martin ^a   Steiner, Hansjörg ^b   Zelger, Bernhard ^c  

^a PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD31 ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY D2-40;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RETIFORM HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 68549118930     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01161.x     Document Type: Article

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