Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 215-221 , August 2006

Nasopharyngeal adenocarcinomas: a clinicopathologic study of 44 cases including immunohistochemical features of 18 papillary phenotypes

  • Keyla Pineda-Daboin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Present address: Departamento de Patología, Military Hospital Carlos Arvelo, Caracas, Venezuela, and Instituto Anatomopatológico Jose A. Odely, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.
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  • Antonio Neto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Present address: Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, 20 York St., New Haven, CT 06504, USA.
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  • Valentina Ochoa-Perez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Present address: Departamento de Medicina, Military Hospital Carlos Arvelo, Caracas, Venezuela.
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  • Mario A. Luna, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 713 792 3138; fax: +1 713 745 2247.

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doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2005.11.002

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 215-221 , August 2006

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