Oral Oncology
Volume 45, Issue 12 , Pages 1044-1050 , December 2009

Malignant salivary gland tumors and cyclo-oxygenase-2: A histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis with implications on histogenesis

  • Sharon Akrish

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, 6 Ha’Aliya Street, P.O. Box 9602, Haifa 31096, Israel
    • Department of Pathology, Rambam Medical Center, 6 Ha’Aliya Street, P.O. Box 9602, Haifa 31096, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, 6 Ha’Aliya Street, P.O. Box 9602, Haifa 31096, Israel. Tel.: +972 4 610 0012; fax: +972 4 610 0013.
    • ,
  • Micha Peled

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, 6 Ha’Aliya Street, P.O. Box 9602, Haifa 31096, Israel
    • Technion-Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 9649, Haifa 31096, Israel
    • ,
  • Ofer Ben-Izhak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Rambam Medical Center, 6 Ha’Aliya Street, P.O. Box 9602, Haifa 31096, Israel
    • Technion-Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 9649, Haifa 31096, Israel
    • ,
  • Rafi M. Nagler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, 6 Ha’Aliya Street, P.O. Box 9602, Haifa 31096, Israel
    • Technion-Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 9649, Haifa 31096, Israel

Received 23 February 2009 ,Revised 7 July 2009 ,Accepted 8 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2009.07.016

Oral Oncology
Volume 45, Issue 12 , Pages 1044-1050 , December 2009

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