Epithelial lacrimal gland tumors: Pathologic classification and current understanding

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 127, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1016-1028

  Weis, Ezekiel ^a,b   Rootman, Jack ^b,i   Joly, Thomas J ^b   Berean, Kenneth W ^b   Al Katan, Hind M ^c   Pasternak, Sylvia ^d   Bonavolontà, Giulio ^e   Strianese, Diego ^e   Saeed, Peerooz ^f   Feldman, Kenneth A ^g   Vangveeravong, Sumalee ^h   Lapointe, Jocelyne S ^b   White, Valerie A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c SECURITY FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^g KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^h MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

ⁱ NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LACRIMAL GLAND TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALIVARY GLAND TUMOR; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EYE NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS DISEASES; NEOPLASMS, GLANDULAR AND EPITHELIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 68549117216     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2009.209     Document Type: Article

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