Benign myoepithelioma of the lung - A case report and review of the literature

Cases Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Kourda, Jihene ^a   Ismail, Olfa ^a   Smati, Bel Hssan ^a   Ayadi, Aida ^a   Kilani, Tarek ^a   El Mezni, Faouzi ^a  

^a ABDERRAHMAN MAMI HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CHROMOGRANIN; CYTOKERATIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; PROTEIN HMB45; PROTEIN S 100; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG MYOPITHELIOMA; MYOEPITHELIOMA;

EID: 77953402365     PISSN: 17571626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-3-25     Document Type: Article

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