Sebaceous carcinoma: An immunohistochemical reappraisal

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 579-587

  Ansai, Shin Ichi ^a   Takeichi, Hiromi ^b   Arase, Seiji ^b   Kawana, Seiji ^a   Kimura, Tetsunori ^c  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^c Sapporo Dermatopathology Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

basal cell carcinoma; immunohistochemistry; sebaceoma; sebaceous carcinoma; squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADIPOPHILIN; ADIPOPHILIN ANTIBODY; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; BER EP4 ANTIBODY; BER EP4 ANTIGEN; CA 15-3 ANTIBODY; CA 15-3 ANTIGEN; CA 19-9 ANTIBODY; CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIBODY; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIBODY; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBACEOMA; SEBACEOUS CARCINOMA; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SEBACEOUS GLAND TUMOR; SECRETORY CELL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SWEAT GLAND; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA, SEBACEOUS; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEOPLASMS, ADNEXAL AND SKIN APPENDAGE; PHENOTYPE; SEBACEOUS GLAND NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 79961203307     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: 15330311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e31820a2027     Document Type: Article

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