Dedifferentiated epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma: Analysis of a rare entity based on a case report and literature review

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 514-519

  Baker, Aaron R ^a   Ohanessian, Sara E ^a   Adil, Eelam ^a   Crist, Henry S ^a   Goldenberg, David ^a   Mani, Haresh ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

dedifferentiated; DEMC; epithelial myoepithelial carcinoma; head and neck cancer; high grade; salivary gland

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN P53; PROTEIN P63; PROTEIN S 100; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN;

ACINAR CELL CARCINOMA; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEDIFFERENTIATED EPITHELIAL MYOEPITHELIAL CARCINOMA; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH VESSEL METASTASIS; MALE; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; PAROTID GLAND; PERINEURAL INVASION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SALIVARY GLAND CARCINOMA; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

DEDIFFERENTIATED; DEMC; EPITHELIAL-MYOEPITHELIAL CARCINOMA; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HIGH-GRADE; SALIVARY GLAND;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOEPITHELIOMA; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84880834600     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: 19402465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896912468153     Document Type: Article

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