Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 61, Issue 1 , Pages 117-120 , July 2009

Alveolar soft part sarcoma presenting with cutaneous metastases: Report of a case with immunohistochemical and molecular characterization

  • Susana Moyano, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS (Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Paula Aguilera, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Anna Petit, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS (Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Enrique de Alava, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centro de Investigación del Cáncer-IBMCC (Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer), University of Salamanca-CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Salamanca, Spain
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  • Jose M. Mascaró, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Josep Palou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Joan Ferrando, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Llucia Alos, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS (Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Llucia Alos, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, 08036- Barcelona, Spain.

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 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.10.039

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 61, Issue 1 , Pages 117-120 , July 2009

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