Squamous cell carcinoma arising in keratoacanthoma: A neglected phenomenon in the elderly

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 423-426

  Weedon, David D ^a   Malo, Jonathan ^a   Brooks, David ^a   Williamson, Richard ^a  

^a SULLIVAN NICOLAIDES PATHOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

elderly patients; keratoacanthoma; perineural invasion; squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; HUMAN; KERATOACANTHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PERINEURIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL TRANSFORMATION; INCIDENCE; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR INVASION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KERATOACANTHOMA; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77954144329     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181c4340a     Document Type: Article

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