Myoepithelioma of minor salivary gland - An immunohistochemical analysis of four cases

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 528-532

  Da Silveira, Éricka Janine Dantas ^a   Pereira, Antonio Luiz Amaral ^a   Fontora, Maria Carmen ^a   De Souza, Lélia Batista ^a   Freitas, Roseana De Almeida ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemical; Minor salivary gland; Myoepithelioma

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE; CYTOKERATIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY ALPHA SMA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY CK14; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MINOR SALIVA GLAND; MYOEPITHELIOMA; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; PLASMACYTOMA; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPINDLE CELL;

EID: 33750607433     PISSN: 18088694     EISSN: 18088686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1808-8694(15)31000-4     Document Type: Article

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