Benign vs. Malignant skin adnexal neoplasms: How useful are silhouettes?

Background: Skin adnexal tumors are daunting diagnostic problems. Cytologic atypia does not always imply malignancy and "typia" does not underscore a benign course. Bernard Ackerman first described criteria on silhouettes that enable distinction between the two. Aims: To evaluate the histo...

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Main Authors: Rajalakshmi Tirumalae, M O Roopa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2013;volume=58;issue=1;spage=30;epage=33;aulast=Tirumalae