p16INK4A immunohistochemical staining may be helpful in distinguishing branchial cleft cysts from cystic squamous cell carcinomas originating in the oropharynx

Cancer Cytopathology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 108-119

  Pai, Reetesh K ^a   Erickson, Julianna ^a   Pourmand, Nader ^a,b   Kong, Christina S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Fineneedle aspiration; Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; Human papillomavirus; Oropharynx; P16INK4A

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 2A; KERATIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRANCHIOGENIC CYST; CHEMISTRY; CYST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OROPHARYNX; PATHOLOGY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BRANCHIOMA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR P16; CYSTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OROPHARYNX;

EID: 67549101454     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19346638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncy.20001     Document Type: Article

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