Vulval intraepithelial neoplasia with mucinous differentiation: Report of 2 cases of a hitherto undescribed phenomenon

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 945-949

  Glenn McCluggage, W ^a   Jamison, Jackie ^b   Boyde, Adam ^c   Ganesan, Raji ^d  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^d BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Mucinous metaplasia; VIN; Vulva

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN 7; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; MUCIN; PROTEIN CAM5.2; PROTEIN P16; TUMOR MARKER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 2A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPE 16; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; METAPLASIA; PAGET SKIN DISEASE; PRECANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; VULVA CANCER; VULVAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECOND CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; VULVA TUMOR;

ADULT; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR P16; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS 16; HUMANS; MUCINS; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; PAGET'S DISEASE, EXTRAMAMMARY; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67549112537     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181966f2d     Document Type: Article

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