Diagnostic tools in mycosis fungoides

Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 375-384

  Humme, D ^a   Lukowsky, A ^a   Sterry, W ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnosic techniques and procedures; Lymphoma, T cell, cutaneous; Mycosis fungoides

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUTANEOUS T CELL LYMPHOMA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 77956804175     PISSN: 03920488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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