Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors of the laryngopharynx: Three case reports and literature review

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 205, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 595-600

  Huai yin, Shi ^a   Li xin, Wei ^a   Lu, Sun ^a   Ai tao, Guo ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

HMB 45; Laryngopharynx; Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; CD34 ANTIGEN; CHROMOGRANIN A; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN; MELAN A; PROTEIN S 100; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CYTOPLASM; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARYNX SURGERY; LARYNX TUMOR; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MITOSIS; NUCLEOLUS; PHARYNX TUMOR; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PERIVASCULAR EPITHELIOID CELL NEOPLASMS; PHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67651097729     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: 16180631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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