Melanotic oncocytic metaplasia of the nasopharynx: A report of seven cases and review of the literature

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 444, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 345-349

  Sakaki, Mika ^a   Shek, Tony W H ^b   Hirokawa, Mitsuyoshi ^a   Kashima, Kenji ^c   Daa, Tsutomu ^c   Gamachi, Ayako ^c   Sano, Toshiaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Excisional biopsy; Melanotic oncocytic metaplasia; Nasopharynx

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUDITORY TUBE; BIOPSY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MELANOCYTE; MELANOTIC ONCOCYTIC METAPLASIA; METAPLASIA; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EUSTACHIAN TUBE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANINS; MELANOMA; METAPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL DISEASES; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; S100 PROTEINS;

EID: 2142717370     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-003-0970-4     Document Type: Review

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