Myoepithelial carcinoma of the parotid gland metastatic to the kidney: Case report and review of the literature

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 279-282

  Wang, Zhiqin ^a   Herrington, Bruce ^a   Schwartz, Mary R ^a   Laucirica, Rodolfo ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytology; Fine needle aspiration; Kidney; Myoepithelial carcinoma; Parotid gland

Indexed keywords

COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN; PROTEIN P63; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY METASTASIS; PAROTID GLAND CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOEPITHELIOMA; PAROTID NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77949351279     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.21196     Document Type: Article

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