Human Pathology
Volume 41, Issue 4 , Pages 535-539 , April 2010

Expression of p16 in benign and malignant cystic squamous lesions of the neck

  • Dengfeng Cao, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63100, USA
    • ,
  • Shahnaz Begum, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
    • ,
  • Syed Z. Ali, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
    • ,
  • William H. Westra, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
    • Department of Oncology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21231-2410, USA.

Received 24 August 2009 ,Revised 10 September 2009 ,Accepted 18 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2009.09.006

Human Pathology
Volume 41, Issue 4 , Pages 535-539 , April 2010

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