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Netherton's syndrome
Author(s) -
Smith D. L.,
Smith J. G.,
Wong S. W.,
Shazo R. D.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1995.tb02520.x
Subject(s) - library science , center (category theory) , medicine , humanities , art , computer science , crystallography , chemistry
SIR. In 1947. Lever^ described a histologically distinctive tumour of the skin composed of both solid and gland-like epithelial proliferations extending into the epidermis, which he called adenoacanthoma of sweat glands. In subsequent reports, most authors^"'' have regarded this epithelial tumour as an uncommon variant of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). and a definite entity was established under the title of udenoid SCC or acantbolytic SCC.