Analysis of MAML2 rearrangement in mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus

Human Pathology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2799-2805

  Roden, Anja C ^a   Erickson Johnson, Michele R ^a   Yi, Eunhee S ^a   García, Joaquín J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescence in situ hybridization; MAML2; Mucoepidermoid carcinoma; Thymic carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAML2 GENE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THYMIC MUCOEPIDERMOID CARCINOMA; THYMUS CANCER; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MAML2; MUCOEPIDERMOID CARCINOMA; THYMIC CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, ADENOSQUAMOUS; CARCINOMA, MUCOEPIDERMOID; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 84888057919     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: 15328392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2013.07.031     Document Type: Article

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