Clear cell odontogenic carcinoma: Report of two cases and review of the literature

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 107-114

  Maiorano, Eugenio ^a,e   Altini, Mario ^b   Viale, Giuseppe ^c   Piattelli, Adriano ^d   Favia, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^e POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clear cell ameloblastoma; Clear cell odontogenic carcinoma; Clear cell tumors; Immunohistochemistry; Odontogenic tumors

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; GLYCOGEN;

AGED; AMELOBLAST; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MANDIBLE CANCER; METASTASIS; ODONTOGENIC TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SALIVARY GLAND;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JAW NEOPLASMS; ODONTOGENIC TUMORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034961723     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/WUQ8-D3A8-YV1Y-0VTR     Document Type: Article

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