Malignant myoepithelioma of the palate: A case report with review of the clinicopathological characteristics

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 848-851

  Acikalin, Mustafa Fuat ^a   Pasaoglu, Özgül ^a   Çakll, Hamdi ^a   Gürbüz, Kezban ^a   Canaz, Funda ^a  

^a OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Malignant myoepithelioma; Palate

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUTH EXAMINATION; MYOEPITHELIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALATE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYOEPITHELIOMA; PALATAL NEOPLASMS; PALATE;

EID: 74549188945     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2009.50.6.848     Document Type: Article

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