An update on grading of salivary gland carcinomas

Head and Neck Pathology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-77

  Seethala, Raja R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenoid cystic carcinoma; Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma; Grading; High grade transformation; Mucoepidermoid carcinoma; Salivary carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; SALIVARY GLAND TUMOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA; HUMANS; SALIVARY GLAND NEOPLASMS;

EID: 63449089592     PISSN: 1936055X     EISSN: 19360568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12105-009-0102-9     Document Type: Article

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