Facial apocrine fibroadenoma in man: A rare finding

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 274-278

  Liu, Han Nan ^a,b,c   Chang, Yun Ting ^a   Chen, Chih Chiang ^a   Yang, An Han ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apocrine fibroadenoma; Carcinoembryonic antigens; Cytokeratin; Myoepithelial cell markers; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; CYTOKERATIN 1; CYTOKERATIN 10; CYTOKERATIN 14; CYTOKERATIN 18; CYTOKERATIN 5; CYTOKERATIN 7; CYTOKERATIN 8; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN S 100; VIMENTIN;

AGED; APOCRINE FIBROADENOMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROADENOMA; FIBROCARTILAGE; HIDRADENOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SWEAT GLAND TUMOR; TUMOR CELL;

AGED; APOCRINE GLANDS; FIBROADENOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; SWEAT GLAND NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 34249001642     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e318047bbce     Document Type: Article

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