KBA62 and PNL2: 2 new melanoma markers-immunohistochemical analysis of 1563 tumors including metastatic, desmoplastic, and mucosal melanomas and their mimics

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 265-272

  Aung, Phyu Phyu ^a   Sarlomo Rikala, Maarit ^b   Lasota, Jerzy ^a   Lai, Jin Ping ^a   Wang, Zeng Feng ^a   Miettinen, Markku ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; KBA62; Metastatic and desmoplastic melanoma; PEComa; PNL2

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOMA; MUCOUS MEMBRANE;

EID: 84857729281     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31823651cb     Document Type: Article

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