Expression of α-smooth muscle actin in benign and malignant salivary gland tumors: An immunohistochemical study

• Main Authors: Mahalakshmi Ravi (Author), Karen Boaz (Author), Srikant Natarajan (Author), Amitha Lewis (Author), Mukul Prasad (Author), Swetha Yellapurkar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Objectives: Myoepithelial cells (ME) are known to contribute in the patterning of salivary gland neoplasms (SGN) and possess cytoplasmic smooth muscle actin (SMA) revealed by alpha SMA (α-SMA). The present study aimed to assess the expression of α-SMA in selected benign and malignant...