Malignant adenomyoepithelioma of the breast with matrix production may be compatible with one variant form of matrix-producing carcinoma: A case report

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 203, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 599-604

  Oka, Kuniyuki ^a   Sando, Norimasa ^a   Moriya, Takuya ^b   Yatabe, Yasushi ^c  

^a MITO SAISEIKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c AICHI CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast; Malignant adenomyoepithelioma; Matrix producing metaplastic carcinoma; Myoepithelial differentiation

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; MASPIN; MUCIN 2; PROTEIN S 100; VIMENTIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST ADENOMA; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CELL; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CASE REPORT; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MASTECTOMY; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; MYOEPITHELIOMA; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STELLATE CELL;

EID: 34547493608     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: 16180631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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