The frequency and distribution of mast cells in pleomorphic adenomas of salivary glands

Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 258-261

  Katopodi, E ^a   Kavantzas, N ^a,b   Pavlopoulos, P M ^a   Papanikolaou, V ^a   Saetta, A ^a   Korkolopoulou, P ^a   Douzinas, E ^a   Patsouris, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Mast cell; Pleomorphic adenoma; Salivary glands

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; PARAFFIN;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPITHELIUM; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAST CELL; MINOR SALIVA GLAND; PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA; SALIVARY GLAND TUMOR; STROMA; SURFACE PROPERTY; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 2942541123     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020410001692549     Document Type: Article

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