Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma with myoepithelial anaplasia: Report of a case with cytologic findings of a rare variant

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 605-610

  Suzuki, Takashi ^a   Murata, Shin Ichi ^a   Yamaguchi, Hiroshi ^a   Shimizu, Yoshihiko ^a   Shimizu, Michio ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epithelial myoepithelial carcinoma; Myoepithelial anaplasia; Salivary gland neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; CYTOKERATIN 19; EOSIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; HEMATOXYLIN; PROTEIN P63; PROTEIN S 100;

AGED; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CANCER SURGERY; CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; CELL VACUOLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPITHELIAL MYOEPITHELIAL CARCINOMA; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PAROTID GLAND TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; SPINDLE CELL; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 77956487352     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325186     Document Type: Article

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