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. 2015 Sep-Oct;6(5):354-5.
doi: 10.4103/2229-5178.164464.

A rubbery dermal nodule

Soren Craig-Muller  1 , Dirk M Elston  1
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A rubbery dermal nodule

Soren Craig-Muller et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2015 Sep-Oct.
No abstract available

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
A rubbery dermal nodule
Figure 2
Figure 2
Scanning magnification reveals myxoid islands containing stellate nuclei (×4)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Higher power magnification reveals that lack of atypia in the stellate population. The tumor stained strongly for S-100 protein (×40)
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