Clear Cell Carcinoma and Clear Cell Odontogenic Carcinoma: A Comparative Clinicopathologic and Immunohistochemical Study

Head and Neck Pathology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-107

  Bilodeau, Elizabeth A ^a   Hoschar, Aaron P ^b   Barnes, Leon L ^c   Hunt, Jennifer L ^d   Seethala, Raja R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clear cell carcinoma; Clear cell odontogenic carcinoma; Histologic; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

TUMOR MARKER;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; ODONTOGENIC TUMOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODONTOGENIC TUMORS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957462575     PISSN: 1936055X     EISSN: 19360568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12105-011-0244-4     Document Type: Article

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