FoxP3 expression is increased in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with perineural invasion

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1184-1185

  Tallon, Ben ^a   Bhawan, Jag ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; FOXP3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; SKIN; SKIN TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77956859589     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01482.x     Document Type: Letter

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