Fibromatosis of the head and neck: Morphological, immunohistochemical and clinical features

Anticancer Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3 B, 2008, Pages 1725-1732

  Angiero, Francesca ^a   Benedicenti, Stefano ^b   Stefani, Michele ^c  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Desmoid tumor; Fibromatosis; Oral cavity

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CD34 ANTIGEN; DESMIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR A; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR B; PROTEIN S 100; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; FIBROMATOSIS; FOLLOW UP; FRONTAL BONE; HARD PALATE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MYOFIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADULT; BIOPSY; FEMALE; FIBROMA; FRONTAL BONE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PALATE, HARD;

EID: 45949105779     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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