Myoepithelioma of the lacrimal gland: Report of a case with potentially malignant transformation

Pathology International

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 238-243

  Okudela, Koji ^a   Ito, Takaaki ^a   Iida, Man Ichi ^b   Kameda, Yoichi ^b   Furuno, Kumiko ^b   Kitamura, Hitoshi ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAGAWA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lacrimal gland; Malignant transformation; Myoepithelioma

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; PROTEIN S 100; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACRIMAL GLAND TUMOR; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MYOEPITHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL;

ADULT; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS DISEASES; MALE; MYOEPITHELIOMA; ORBITAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034015748     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1827.2000.01022.x     Document Type: Article

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