Pilomatrical carcinosarcoma of the cheek: Immunohistochemical and molecular analysis of beta-catenin
Takayuki Suyama
Department of Dermatology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama 350-8550, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShuji Momose
Department of Pathology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama 350-8550, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMegumi Yokoyama
Department of Dermatology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama 350-8550, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorJun Kikuchi
Department of Pathology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama 350-8550, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorSeiichi Izaki
Department of Dermatology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama 350-8550, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorEiichi Arai
Department of Pathology, Saitama Medical University, International Medical Center, Saitama 350-1298, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorJunichi Tamaru
Department of Pathology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama 350-8550, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakayuki Suyama
Department of Dermatology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama 350-8550, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShuji Momose
Department of Pathology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama 350-8550, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMegumi Yokoyama
Department of Dermatology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama 350-8550, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorJun Kikuchi
Department of Pathology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama 350-8550, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorSeiichi Izaki
Department of Dermatology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama 350-8550, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorEiichi Arai
Department of Pathology, Saitama Medical University, International Medical Center, Saitama 350-1298, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorJunichi Tamaru
Department of Pathology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama 350-8550, Japan
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