The histomorphologic spectrum of primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: A study of 79 cases

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 649-658

  Plaza, Jose A ^a   Kacerovska, Denisa ^b   Stockman, David L ^a   Buonaccorsi, J Noelle ^a   Baillargeon, Paul ^a   Suster, Saul ^a   Kazakov, Dmitry V ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

B cell lymphomas; cutaneous B cell lymphomas; diffuse large B cell lymphoma; primary cutaneous diffuse large B cell lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, LARGE B-CELL, DIFFUSE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 80053556138     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: 15330311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181eeb433     Document Type: Article

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