The practical use of cytology for diagnosis in dermatology

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-129

  Ruocco, E ^a   Brunetti, G ^a   Del Vecchio, M ^a   Ruocco, V ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

cytodiagnosis; cytology; Tzanck smear

Indexed keywords

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ERYTHROPLASIA; HAILEY HAILEY DISEASE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LEISHMANIASIS; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM; PAGET SKIN DISEASE; PEMPHIGUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TZANCK SMEAR;

CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN DISEASES; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 78650988982     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03740.x     Document Type: Review

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