Dedifferentiation in low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland

Human Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1068-1072

  Nagao, Toshitaka ^a   Gaffey, Thomas A ^a   Kay, Paul A ^a   Unni, Krishnan K ^a   Nascimento, Antonio G ^a   Sebo, Thomas J ^a   Serizawa, Hiromi ^b   Minato, Hiroshi ^a   Lewis, Jean E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Case history; Dedifferentiation; Mucoepidermoid carcinoma; Salivary gland

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; KI 67 ANTIGEN;

ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOMETRY; DIPLOIDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PAROTID GLAND CARCINOMA; SALIVARY GLAND CARCINOMA; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0142200865     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/S0046-8177(03)00418-0     Document Type: Article

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