Dedifferentiated epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the parotid gland with aberrant expression of prostate specific antigen: A case report

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 401-405

  Sarode, Venetia R ^a   Truelson, John ^a   Zaidie, Mandolin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

dedifferentiated epithelial myoepithelial carcinoma; parotid gland

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; CYTOKERATIN AE1; CYTOKERATIN AE3; PEROXIDASE; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

AGED; ANTIBODY LABELING; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METASTASIS; MICROSCOPY; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; NECK DISSECTION; PAROTID GLAND CARCINOMA; PAROTID GLAND EPITHELIAL MYOEPITHELIAL CARCINOMA; PAROTIDECTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA;

AGED; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MYOEPITHELIOMA; PAROTID NEOPLASMS; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 78549284336     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: 19402465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896909333780     Document Type: Article

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