Axillary apocrine carcinoma with benign apocrine tumours: A case report involving a pathological and immunohistochemical study and review of the literature

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 757-761

  Miyamoto, T ^a   Hagari, Y ^b   Inoue, S ^a   Watanabe, T ^a   Yoshino, T ^c  

^a Tsuyama Central Hospital   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOMA; AGED; APOCRINE CARCINOMA; APOCRINE GLAND; APOCRINE TUMOR; AXILLA; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CASE REPORT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECRETORY CELL; TISSUE SECTION; TUMOR; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; ADENOMA, SWEAT GLAND; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APOCRINE GLANDS; AXILLA; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; SWEAT GLAND NEOPLASMS;

EID: 21844450641     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.019794     Document Type: Review

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