Merkel cell polyomavirus in Merkel cell carcinoma from a Brazilian epidermodysplasia verruciformis patient

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 889-890

  Oliveira, Walmar R ^a   Sotto, Mirian N ^a   Festa, Cyro ^a   Rady, Peter ^b   Tyring, Stephen K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPIDERMODYSPLASIA VERRUCIFORMIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMA VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; EPIDERMODYSPLASIA VERRUCIFORMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYOMAVIRUS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77950572906     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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