Coexistence of spindle cell lipoma and ordinary lipoma

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 831-834

  Sakai, Hitomi ^a   Kuroda, Kei ^a   Hara, Dai ^a   Tajima, Shingo ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

CD34 positive cells; Mast cells; Multiple lipoma; Spindle cell lipoma

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL COUNT; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPOMA; MAST CELL; MESENCHYME CELL; SPINDLE CELL; SPINDLE CELL LIPOMA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 7944232427     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2004.tb00610.x     Document Type: Article

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