Morphea Limited to the Superficial Reticular Dermis: An Underrecognized Histologic Phenomenon
McNiff J, Glusac E, Lazova R, Carroll C. Morphea Limited to the Superficial Reticular Dermis: An Underrecognized Histologic Phenomenon. American Journal Of Dermatopathology 1999, 21: 315-319. PMID: 10446770, DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199908000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntigens, CD34Dendritic CellsDermisFemaleHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesLichen Sclerosus et AtrophicusMiddle AgedScleroderma, LocalizedTransglutaminasesConceptsLichen sclerosus et atrophicusSuperficial reticular dermisSuperficial dermisReticular dermisSpindle cellsDermal dendritic cellsCollagen bundlesTypical histologic featuresImmune accessory cellsSclerosus et atrophicusDermal spindle cellsCases of morpheaDeep reticular dermisElastic fibersDermal elastic fibersDendritic cellsHistologic featuresIndurated skinUnknown etiologyAdditional biopsiesEt atrophicusMorpheaHistologic phenomenonDeep dermisAccessory cellsExpression and localization of thymidine phosphorylase/platelet‐derived endothelial cell growth factor in skin and cutaneous tumors
Asgari M, Haggerty J, McNiff J, Milstone L, Schwartz P. Expression and localization of thymidine phosphorylase/platelet‐derived endothelial cell growth factor in skin and cutaneous tumors. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 1999, 26: 287-294. PMID: 10472757, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1999.tb01846.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibody SpecificityCell SizeHair FollicleHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesKeratinocytesSkinSkin NeoplasmsThymidine PhosphorylaseTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsPlatelet-derived endothelial cell growth factorThymidine phosphorylase/platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factorPD-ECGF expressionEndothelial cell growth factorCutaneous tumorsPD-ECGFCell carcinomaCell growth factorGrowth factorSquamous cell carcinomaMerkel cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinomaVariety of tumorsCell of originNuclei of keratinocytesFollicular infundibulumTumor degreeDifferentiation of keratinocytesEccrine poromaImmunohistochemical analysisPositive stainingIntradermal nevusNormal skinTumorsIntense stainingImmunohistochemical comparison of cutaneous lymphadenoma, trichoblastoma, and basal cell carcinoma: support for classification of lymphadenoma as a variant of trichoblastoma
McNiff J, Eisen R, Glusac E. Immunohistochemical comparison of cutaneous lymphadenoma, trichoblastoma, and basal cell carcinoma: support for classification of lymphadenoma as a variant of trichoblastoma. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 1999, 26: 119-124. PMID: 10235376, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1999.tb01815.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal cell carcinomaVariant of trichoblastomaCutaneous lymphadenomaCell carcinomaLangerhans cellsNodular basal cell carcinomaCK20-positive Merkel cellsS100-positive cellsBcl-2CD30-positive cellsCharacteristic immunohistochemical findingsSimilar staining patternLymphoid infiltratesImmunohistochemical findingsStromal stainingTumor groupEpithelial tumorsImmunohistochemical comparisonUncertain histogenesisMerkel cellsTrichoblastomaS100 proteinCD1aLymphadenomaStaining pattern