High grade transformation in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the parotid: Report of a case with cytologic, histologic and immunohistochemical study

Head and Neck Pathology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 310-314

  Malhotra, Kiran Preet ^a   Agrawal, Vinita ^a   Pandey, Rakesh ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Adenoid cystic; Carcinoma; Cytology; Ki 67; p53; Parotid; Pathology

Indexed keywords

KI 67 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN P53;

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CASE REPORT; CELL TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PAROTID GLAND TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; CARCINOMA, ADENOID CYSTIC; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; PAROTID NEOPLASMS;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, ADENOID CYSTIC; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAROTID NEOPLASMS; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

EID: 72249087922     PISSN: 1936055X     EISSN: 19360568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12105-009-0122-5     Document Type: Article

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