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Research Article| Volume 10, ISSUE 1, P179-197, March 1990

Application of Immunohistochemistry in the Differential Diagnosis of Skin Tumors

  • Paul B. Googe
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    Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Knoxville Unit; Pathologist, University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee.
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  • Atul K. Bhan
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    Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School; Associate Pathologist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
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  • Martin C. Mihm Jr.
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    Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School; Director, Dermatopathology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)30587-0
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      Immunohistochemical stains for markers of cellular differentiation are useful in the classification of cutaneous neoplasms. The authors’ experience and the recent English literature are summarized, and tables of markers applicable to skin tumors are provided. Approaches to differential diagnosis of poorly differentiated skin tumors are also discussed.
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