Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 5-12 , February 2010

Epitheliosis, infiltrating epitheliosis, and radial scar

  • Vincenzo Eusebi, MD, FRCPath

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Vincenzo Eusebi, MD, FRCPath, Sezione Anatomia Patologica, Ospedale Bellaria, Via Altura 3, 40139 Bologna, Italy
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  • Rosemary R. Millis, MB, BS, FRCPath, DSc(Med)

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doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2009.12.008

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 5-12 , February 2010

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