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Original Article

Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Skin (Merkel Cell Carcinoma): Ultrastructural and Immunohistochemical Demonstration of Neurofilaments

Markku Miettinen Department of Pathology, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 3, SF-00290, Helsinki 29, Finland
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Veli-Pekka Lehto Department of Pathology, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 3, SF-00290, Helsinki 29, Finland
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Ismo Virtanen Department of Pathology, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 3, SF-00290, Helsinki 29, Finland
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Sirpa Asko-Seljavaara Division of Plastic Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital
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Jaakko Pitkänen Division of Plastic Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital
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Doris Dahl Harvard Medical School and Spinal Cord Injury Service, West Roxbury Veterans Administration Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115
Pages 219-225 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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