Endocrine mucin-producing sweat gland carcinoma: A cutaneous neoplasm analogous to solid papillary carcinoma of breast

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1501-1506

  Flieder, Andrea ^a   Koerner, Frederick C ^a   Pilch, Ben Z ^a   Maluf, Horacio M ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine; Mucinous carcinoma; Sweat gland carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CASE REPORT; EYELID CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; SKIN CARCINOMA; SWEAT GLAND CARCINOMA; UPPER EYELID;

ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; EYELID NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUCINS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SWEAT GLAND NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030700865     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199712000-00014     Document Type: Article

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