Malignant epithelial mesothelioma of the peritoneum: Observations on a problem case

Ultrastructural Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 337-344

  Eyden, Brian P ^a   Banik, Sam ^b   Harris, Martin ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carcinoma; electron microscopy; immunohistochemistry; mesothelioma; microvillus; peritoneum

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROVILLUS; PERITONEUM MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 0029790280     PISSN: 01913123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01913129609016334     Document Type: Article

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