Oral myofibromas: report of two cases and review of clinical and histopathologic differential diagnosis

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  de Souza Azevedo, Rebeca ^a   Pires, Fábio Ramôa ^b   Coletta, Ricardo Della ^a   de Almeida, Oslei Paes ^a   Kowalski, Luiz Paulo ^c   Lopes, Márcio Ajudarte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Oral Pathology   (Brazil)

^c A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; VIMENTIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GINGIVA TUMOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMA; LIP TUMOR; MALE; PATHOLOGY;

ACTINS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GINGIVAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIP NEOPLASMS; MALE; MYOFIBROMA; VIMENTIN;

EID: 43449086379     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2008.02.022     Document Type: Article

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