Detection of merkel cell polyomavirus DNA in atypical fibroxanthoma in correlation to clinical features

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 799-803

  Andres, C ^a   Puchta, U ^a   Flaig, M J ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

atypical fibroxanthoma; Merkel cell polyomavirus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FIBROXANTHOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMA VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ULCER; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MERKEL CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMAVIRUS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS; XANTHOMATOSIS;

EID: 78650418370     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181dfcdff     Document Type: Article

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