Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the salivary gland - A clinico-pathologic and immunohistochemical study for c-erbB-2 oncoprotein

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 499-504

  Cho, Kyung Ja ^a   Kim, Jung Youn ^a   Lee, Seung Sook ^a   Oh, Kyung Kyoon ^a  

^a Korea Cancer Center Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid; Immunohistochemistry; Oncogene proteins c erb 2 B; Prognosis; Salivary gland neoplasms

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2;

ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SALIVARY GLAND TUMOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, MUCOEPIDERMOID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RECEPTOR, ERBB-2; SALIVARY GLAND NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031309283     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1997.12.6.499     Document Type: Article

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