Epstein-Barr virus is not associated with angioleiomyomas, or other cutaneous smooth muscle tumors in immunocompetent individuals

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 507-510

  Fernandez, Martin P ^a   Krejci Manwaring, Jennifer ^a   Davis, Thomas L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b South Texas Dermatopathology Lab   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LETTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, MUSCLE TISSUE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77149172038     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01342.x     Document Type: Letter

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