Cutaneous syncytial myoepithelioma: Clinicopathologic characterization in a series of 38 cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 710-718

  Jo, Vickie Y ^a   Antonescu, Cristina R ^b   Zhang, Lei ^b   Cin, Paola Dal ^a   Hornick, Jason L ^a   Fletcher, Christopher D M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

EWSR1; myoepithelioma; skin; soft tissue; syncytial

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN BINDING PROTEIN; EWSR1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MYOEPITHELIOMA; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALMODULIN-BINDING PROTEINS; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOEPITHELIOMA; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876555326     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3182772bba     Document Type: Article

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