Adenocarcinoma of mammary-like glands of the vulva: Report of a case and review of the literature

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127-133

  Abbott, Jared J ^a   Ahmed, Iftikhar ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Mammary like glands; Mohs micrographic surgery; Vulva

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHEMOSURGERY; DERMIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAMMARY GLAND; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TUMOR BIOPSY; VULVA CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BIOPSY; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; DERMIS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAMMARY GLANDS, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOHS SURGERY; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33747710832     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.dad.0000171601.25315.2b     Document Type: Article

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