Adenosquamous carcinoma: A report of nine cases with p63 and cytokeratin 5/6 staining

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 448-452

  Ko, Christine J ^a,b   Leffell, David J ^a   McNiff, Jennifer M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN 5; CYTOKERATIN 6; CYTOKERATIN 7; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; PROTEIN P63; TUMOR MARKER;

ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RARE DISEASE; SKIN BIOPSY; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, ADENOSQUAMOUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATIN-5; KERATIN-6; KERATIN-7; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 61449136056     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2008.01083.x     Document Type: Article

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