Letter to the Editor
Cytokeratin-positive fibroblastic reticular cell: a pitfall for dermatopathologists assessing lymph nodes for Merkel cell carcinoma
Nicholas J Olson MD,
Nicholas J Olson MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Department of Pathology, Lebanon, NH, USA
Search for more papers by this author Ann E Perry MD,
Ann E Perry MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Department of Pathology, Lebanon, NH, USA
Search for more papers by this author Konstantinos Linos MD,
Konstantinos Linos MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Department of Pathology, Lebanon, NH, USA
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Nicholas J Olson MD,
Nicholas J Olson MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Department of Pathology, Lebanon, NH, USA
Search for more papers by this author Ann E Perry MD,
Ann E Perry MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Department of Pathology, Lebanon, NH, USA
Search for more papers by this author Konstantinos Linos MD,
Konstantinos Linos MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Department of Pathology, Lebanon, NH, USA
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First published: 19 September 2016
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