Follicular squamous cellcarcinoma is an under-recognised commonskin tumour

Diagnostic Histopathology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 289-296

  Carr, Richard A ^a   Taibjee, Saleem M ^b   Turnbull, Nicholas ^a   Attili, Sasi ^c  

^a Pathology Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Dewsbury and District Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cutaneous follicular squamous cell carcinoma; Differential diagnosis; Keratoacanthoma

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KERATOACANTHOMA; REVIEW; SKIN TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 84903817084     PISSN: 17562317     EISSN: 18767621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2014.05.003     Document Type: Review

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