Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumors (PEComas) of the Head and Neck: Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature

Head and Neck Pathology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 233-240

  Bandhlish, Anshu ^a   Barnes, E Leon ^b   Rabban, Joseph T ^c   McHugh, Jonathan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiomyolipoma; PEComa; Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PERIVASCULAR EPITHELIOID CELL TUMOR; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PERIVASCULAR EPITHELIOID CELL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 80052811508     PISSN: 1936055X     EISSN: 19360568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12105-011-0268-9     Document Type: Review

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