Clear cell odontogenic carcinomas show ewsr1 rearrangements: A novel finding and a biological link to salivary clear cell carcinomas

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1001-1005

  Bilodeau, Elizabeth A ^a,d   Weinreb, Ilan ^b   Antonescu, Cristina R ^c   Zhang, Lei ^c   Dacic, Sanja ^d   Muller, Susan ^e   Barker, Bruce ^f   Seethala, Raja R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ATF1; Carcinoma; Clear cell carcinoma; Clear cell hyalinizing; Clear cell odontogenic carcinoma; EWSR1; Fluorescence in situ hybridization

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN BINDING PROTEIN; DNA; EWSR1 ATF1 FUSION PROTEIN, HUMAN; EWSR1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; EWSR1-ATF1 FUSION PROTEIN, HUMAN; ONCOPROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETICS; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODONTOGENIC TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; SALIVARY GLAND TUMOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ADENOCARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALMODULIN-BINDING PROTEINS; DNA, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODONTOGENIC TUMORS; ONCOGENE PROTEINS, FUSION; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SALIVARY GLAND NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880261486     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31828a6727     Document Type: Article

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