Significance of molecular-cytogenetic findings in mucoepidermoid carcinoma as an example of salivary gland tumors;Bedeutung molekular-zytogenetischer befunde bei speicheldrüsentumoren am beispiel des mukoepidermoidkarzinoms

Pathologe

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 359-366

  Roser K ^a   Jakel K T ^a   Bullerdiek, J ^b   Loning T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma; NOTCH signal transduction; Translocation t(11; 19); Warthin's tumor

Indexed keywords

NOTCH1 RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HES 1;

ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; EXON; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE FUSION; GENE TARGETING; HISTOGENESIS; HUMAN; MORPHOMETRICS; PROGNOSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SALIVARY GLAND TUMOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WARTHIN TUMOR;

CARCINOMA, MUCOEPIDERMOID; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; EXONS; HUMANS; ONCOGENE PROTEINS, FUSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVARY GLAND NEOPLASMS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 24344442811     PISSN: 01728113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00292-005-0778-x     Document Type: Review

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