Elastic fiber pattern in regressing melanoma: A histochemical and immunohistochemical study

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 723-729

  Kamino, Hideko ^a   Tam, Sam ^a   Roses, Daniel ^a   Toussaint, Sonia ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DR MANUEL GEA GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELASTIC TISSUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOMA; PATHOLOGY; SCAR; SKIN TUMOR; TUMOR REGRESSION;

CICATRIX; ELASTIC TISSUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM REGRESSION, SPONTANEOUS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77952564107     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2010.01531.x     Document Type: Article

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