Cutaneous myoepithelioma: An under-recognized cutaneous neoplasm composed of myoepithelial cells

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 348-355

  Kutzner, Heinz ^a   Mentzel, Thomas ^a   Kaddu, Steven ^b   Soares, Luis Miguel ^c   Sangueza, Omar P ^d   Requena, Luis ^e,f  

^a Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^f Hospital UniversitarioFundación Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cutaneous myoepithelioma; Myoepithelial cells; Skin neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ALPHA ACTIN; CYTOKERATIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; PROTEIN S 100;

ADIPOCYTE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYOEPITHELIOMA; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN TUMOR; SPINDLE CELL; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR NECROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MYOEPITHELIOMA; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035116570     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200103000-00009     Document Type: Article

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