MART-1 is a reliable melanocytic marker in lichen planus-like keratosis: A study on 70 cases

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 675-680

  Gavino, Alde Carlo P ^a   Woods, Matthew T ^a   Andea, Aleodor A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

lichen planus like keratosis; MART 1; melanoma; pseudonests

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MELAN A;

ARTICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOSIS; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHEN PLANUS LIKE KERATOSIS; LICHENOID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATOSIS; LICHENOID ERUPTIONS; MART-1 ANTIGEN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 80053567070     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: 15330311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e31821bbfe2     Document Type: Article

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