Cutaneous Metastasis of Ovarian Carcinoma with Shadow Cells Mimicking a Primary Pilomatrical Neoplasm

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 500-504

  Lalich, Daniel ^a   Tawfik, Ossama ^a,b   Chapman, Julia ^b   Fraga, Garth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

pilomatrical carcinoma; pilomatricoma; Shadow cells

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; PACLITAXEL;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER PAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CARCINOMATOSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY CARCINOMA; OVARY CYST; PATHOLOGY; PILOMATRIXOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHADOW CELL; SKIN METASTASIS; BIOPSY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; OVARY; OVARY TUMOR; SECONDARY; SKIN; SKIN TUMOR;

ADULT; ARM; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, ENDOMETRIOID; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PILOMATRIXOMA; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77954142137     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181c6dfc1     Document Type: Article

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