Article
"Activated" keratinocyte phenotype is unifying feature in conditions which predispose to squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Mar 1990
Smoller B R, Krueger J, McNutt N S, Hsu A
Abstract excerpt
While some cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) arise from predisposing conditions such as burn scars, draining sinuses, and chronic, nonhealing wounds, the vast majority of these tumors arise from actinically damaged epidermis. It has been shown previously that keratinocytes within healing wounds show an "activated" immunophenotype when stained with antibodies to psi-3, involucrin, filaggrin, and...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Epidermis
- Female
- Filaggrin Proteins
- Humans
- Intermediate Filament Proteins
- Keratinocytes
- Keratins
