Absence of merkel cell polyomavirus in primary parotid high-grade neuroendocrine carcinomas regardless of cytokeratin 20 immunophenotype

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1806-1811

  Chernock, Rebecca D ^a   Duncavage, Eric J ^b   Gnepp, Douglas R ^c   El Mofty, Samir K ^a   Lewis, James S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

large T antigen; Merkel cell polyomavirus; neuroendocrine carcinoma; real time polymerase chain reaction; salivary gland

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN 20;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CANCER GRADING; CARCINOMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MERKEL CELL POLYOMAVIRUS; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; METABOLISM; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PAROTID GLAND TUMOR; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN TUMOR; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGED; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; CARCINOMA, NEUROENDOCRINE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; KERATIN-20; MALE; MERKEL CELL POLYOMAVIRUS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM GRADING; PAROTID NEOPLASMS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81355122616     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e318236a9b0     Document Type: Article

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