Squamous cell carcinoma variants of the head and neck

Current Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 384-396

  Thompson, L D R ^a  

^a Southern California Permanente Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosquamous carcinoma; Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma; Exophytic carcinoma; Papillary carcinoma; Sarcomatoid carcinoma; Spindle cell carcinoma; Squamous cell carcinoma; Verrucous squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SPINDLE CELL CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TISSUE SECTION; VERRUCOUS CARCINOMA;

EID: 0344875688     PISSN: 09686053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-6053(03)00069-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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