Three-dimensional reconstruction of perineural invasion in carcinoma of the extrahepatic bile ducts

Journal of Pathology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 142-145

  Maxwell, P ^a   Hamilton, P W ^a   Sloan, J M ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bile duct carcinoma; perineural invasion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PERINEURIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, EXTRAHEPATIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PERIPHERAL NERVES;

EID: 0029802252     PISSN: 00223417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9896(199610)180:2<142::AID-PATH618>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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