Adenocarcinoma with signet ring cells of the axilla: Two case reports and review of the literature

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 390-395

  Kuno, Yoshinori ^a,b   Tsuji, Takuo ^a   Yamamoto, Keizo ^b  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aberrant breast tissue; Adenocarcinoma with signet ring cells; Apocrine sweat gland; Axilla; Signet ring cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; APOCRINE GLAND; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CASE REPORT; ECTOPIC BREAST; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; SIGNET RING CARCINOMA;

EID: 0033007757     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1999.tb03495.x     Document Type: Article

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