Multifocal, nascent, and invasive myoepithelial carcinoma (malignant myoepithelioma) of the breast: An immunohistochemical and ultrastructural study

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 281-291

  Jolicoeur, Francine ^a   Seemayer, Thomas A ^b   Gabbiani, Giulio ^c   Robidoux, André ^d   Gaboury, Louis ^a,d   Oligny, Luc L ^a,e   Schürch, Walter ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast; Immunohistochemistry; Malignant myoepithelioma; Myoepithelial carcinoma; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; CYTOKERATIN; CYTOKERATIN 14; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIMENTIN; TUMOR MARKER; TUMOR PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DESMOSOME; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALIGNANT MYOEPITHELIOMA; MAMMOGRAPHY; MICROSCOPY; MYOEPITHELIAL CARCINOMA; MYOEPITHELIOMA; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; PINOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CANCER; PATHOLOGY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MIDDLE AGED; MYOEPITHELIOMA; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036817070     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106689690201000406     Document Type: Article

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