Thymic basaloid carcinoma: A clinicopathologic study of 12 cases, with a general discussion of basaloid carcinoma and its relationship with adenoid cystic carcinoma

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1113-1124

  Brown, Jeffrey G ^b,d   Familiari, Ubaldo ^c   Papotti, Mauro ^c   Rosai, Juan ^a  

^a Centro Diagnostico Italiano CDI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenoid cystic carcinoma; Basaloid carcinoma; Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma; Thymic carcinoma; Thymus

Indexed keywords

CD5 ANTIGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; CYTOKERATIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN P53; PROTEIN P63; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; THYMOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, ADENOID CYSTIC; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 68249094405     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181a2443b     Document Type: Article

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