Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the small intestine: Histologic, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural features of three cases and its differential diagnosis

Pathology International

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 682-688

  Fukuda, Takeaki ^a,b   Kamishima, Tomoko ^a   Ohnishi, Yoshihisa ^a   Suzuki, Toshimitsu ^b  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

differential diagnosis; sarcomatoid carcinoma; small intestine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTICHYMOTRYPSIN; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; VIMENTIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMA; SMALL INTESTINE CANCER;

EID: 0029778096     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1996.tb03672.x     Document Type: Article

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