Verrucous carcinoma of the nail unit

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Matoso, Andres ^a   Jellinek, Nathaniel ^b   Telang, Gladys H ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoma cuniculatum; Mohs micrographic surgery; Nail apparatus; Verrucous carcinoma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINOCYTE; NAIL DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; VERRUCOUS CARCINOMA;

AGED; CARCINOMA, VERRUCOUS; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; NAIL DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84870067134     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: 15330311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e31825fa1d6     Document Type: Article

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