The role of immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis of hyalinizing clear cell carcinoma of the minor salivary gland: A case report

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 251-254

  Lai, Giuseppe ^a,d   Nemolato, S ^c   Lecca, S ^b   Parodo, G ^c   Medda, C ^a   Faa, G ^c  

^a Department of Otorhinolaryngology ^*  (Italy)

^b Pathology ASL n 7   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d University Hospital San Giovanni di Dio   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clear cell carcinoma; Cytokeratins; Immunocytochemistry; Salivary glands

Indexed keywords

CALPONIN; CYTOKERATIN; CYTOKERATIN 14; CYTOKERATIN 17; CYTOKERATIN 18; CYTOKERATIN 20; CYTOKERATIN 5; CYTOKERATIN 6; CYTOKERATIN 7; CYTOKERATIN 8; PROTEIN S 100; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; VIMENTIN; HYALIN; KERATIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOPLASM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MINOR SALIVA GLAND; MOUTH CAVITY; TONGUE TUMOR; TUMOR CELL; ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; CHEMISTRY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MELANOMA; METABOLISM; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOEPITHELIOMA; ONCOCYTOMA; PATHOLOGY; SALIVARY GLAND TUMOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL; ADENOMA, OXYPHILIC; CARCINOMA, MUCOEPIDERMOID; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MYOEPITHELIOMA; SALIVARY GLAND NEOPLASMS; SALIVARY GLANDS, MINOR; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 59849113253     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/1224     Document Type: Article

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