Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the larynx with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) protein overexpression. A case report

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Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 449-451

  Bellezza, Guido ^a,b   Cavaliere, Antonio ^a   Del Sordo, Rachele ^a   Sidoni, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO MONTELUCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

ALK expression; Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor; Larynx

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE; CYTOKERATIN; DESMIN; PROTEIN S 100; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; LARYNX TUMOR; MALE; PLASMA CELL GRANULOMA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 33845269829     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160609200516     Document Type: Article

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