Middle-ear adenoma (MEA): A report of two cases, one with predominant 'plasmacytoid' features

Histopathology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 359-364

  Ribe A ^a   Fernandez P L ^a   Ostertarg, H ^c   Claros P ^b   Bombi J A ^a   Palacin A ^a   Cardesa, A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

^c Oststadt Hospital   (Germany)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adenoma; Middle ear; Plasmacytoid

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL GRANULE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR TUMOR; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0030929621     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1997.d01-625.x     Document Type: Article

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