Progression of simplex (differentiated) vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia to invasive squamous cell carcinoma: A prospective case study confirming its precursor role in the pathogenesis of vulvar cancer

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 248-253

  Roma, Andres A ^a   Hart, William R ^a,b  

^a CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Differentiated VIN; Immunohistochemistry; p53; Simplex VIN; Squamous cell carcinoma; VIN; Vulva; Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN P53;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; COLPOSCOPY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINIZATION; KERATINOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR BIOPSY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VULVA CANCER; VULVECTOMY;

BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34250826011     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pgp.0000236944.36593.d0     Document Type: Article

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