Leiomyosarcoma of the larynx: Critical analysis of the diagnostic role played by immunohistochemistry

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 201-206

  Marioni, Gino ^a,c   Staffieri, Claudia ^a   Marino, Filippo ^b   Staffieri, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYTOKERATIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CELL ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX CANCER; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINDLE CELL; TUMOR CELL; ARTICLE; LARYNX TUMOR; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LARYNGOSCOPY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 24044500037     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2004.11.007     Document Type: Article

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