[Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma--a technique to identify myoepithelial cells]

Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba. 2000;57(1):75-9.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Two epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of parotid gland from two female patients of 48 and 80 years old, and normal gland tissue, are studied with Del Río Hortega-Polak silver impregnation technique. It is a selective and alternative method to mark myoepithelial cells in sections of paraffin embedding material or in frozen sections.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Epithelial Cells / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Myoepithelioma / pathology*
  • Parotid Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Silver Staining / methods*